Authors : Fathima Feroz, Fathima Feroz, Mahrukh Mehraj, Mahrukh Mehraj, R M Madhumitha Sri, R M Madhumitha Sri, S Ravichandran, S Ravichandran, Jyoti Rajput, Jyoti Rajput
DOI : 10.18231/j.ijcbr.2022.003
Volume : 9
Issue : 1
Year : 2022
Page No : 11-16
A mother’s health and nutrition status both before and during pregnancy have an important and significant effect on its baby`s physical as well as mental health. Mothers health and dietary intake completely effects a baby`s birth weight, rate of postnatal growth and chances of survival. If a mother is maintaining a good nutritious status with a healthy life style throughout her pregnancy, it optimizes maternal health and reduces the risk of pregnancy complication, birth defects and chronic diseases in her children and later in adulthood. This paper describes a woman with proper dietary intake, good nutritious status, and proper life style will have a healthy pregnancy which automatically increases the chances of having healthy delivery of baby, with very low complications. The baby has a better chance of having healthy life ahead.
Keywords: Nutrition, Pregnancy, Birth defects, Mother’s health, Mental health.