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Pregnant women eating and drinking too much are not good for the fetus

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  Some people think that the more you eat during pregnancy, the better. In fact, this view is unscientific. Excessive nourishment and overnutrition will be harmful to both mother and baby. fetus If it is too large, it will be difficult for the mother to give birth naturally and it is prone to danger. Even a cesarean section can easily cause heavy bleeding from the incision, and large babies baby Hypoxia is more likely to occur during surgery. At the same time, newborns who are overweight at birth have greater nutritional needs, but their own intake capacity is limited, making them more likely to get sick and develop obesity.

Pregnant women eating and drinking too much are not good for the fetus

  Li Yun (pseudonym) is more than 6 months pregnant. She eats three meals a day without meat or fish, as well as various fruits or nutritional supplements. According to her own words, now "one person eats, two people consume", so she must supplement her nutrition. The day before yesterday, she went to the province to help people Hospital I had a check-up and was told that I was overweight and needed to "lose weight."

  Gynecology Experts say that throughout pregnancy, it is more appropriate for pregnant women to control their monthly weight gain within 2 kilograms. However, judging from the pregnant women currently visiting the hospital for examination, they are generally overweight. The standard weight of newborns is 3 kg to 3.3 kg. If it exceeds 4 kg, it is considered a "giant baby." However, "giant babies" born in this hospital are now relatively common, accounting for almost 20% of outpatient visits.

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