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Your blood volume is increasing still so you need to be good with your iron and vitamin C intake. Your weight gain is higher now than at any other time of your pregnancy. Your body is preparing itself for breast-feeding. It is important to take in the right kinds of fat i.e. polyunsaturated - to obtain the essential fatty acids. Baby's brain is growing faster than ever. The brain cells is increasing at a rate of 100,000 cells a minute! 70% of the calories your baby receives are used for brain growth. When your baby is born, its brain weighs about 350g of which 60% is fat (20% of this is a long chain of polyunsaturated fatty acids or LCPs). There is evidence that DHA (an active form of Omega 3) help prevent pregnancy induced hypertension, reduce the likelihood of premature birth, increases a baby's birth weight, improves its IQ, visual and cognitive brain function and protects against heart disease.

ESSENTIAL DIETARY NUTRIENTS

Nutrient	Mother	Baby
Vitamin A This is a powerful antioxidant	For production of hormones for lactation and good immunity	For maintaining healthy mucous membranes
B Vitamins This is needed in increased amounts	B1 for energy production, B6 for protein metabolism, folate to make DNA and with B12 to make red blood cells	B1 for energy production
Vitamin E This is a powerful antioxidant	Speeds up wound healing, increases skin suppleness, may strengthen uterine muscles	For development of nervous system and heart
Other Vitamins K is developed naturally in the gut but not in baby's so may given orally at birth	C for iron absorption, hormone production and resistance to infection. K for blood clotting	K for blood clotting
Calcium Fetus takes up at a rate of 350mg a day	For prevention of preeclampsia and raised BP; (with vitamin D to ease labor pains)	For development of bones and teeth
Zinc Boys take five times as much zinc as girls; deficiency is linked to undescended testicles	For hormonal balance; may help prevent stretch marks	For development and growth of reproductive system
Other minerals Iron intake must be kept high because it takes 6 weeks to build up supplies	Iron for manufacture of red blood cells (vitamins C, B6, B12 and folate improve absorption)	Selenium for brain development, phosphorus for bone development

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