More and more studies are finding that what mom eats can have a big impact on baby, including future health status and food preferences. Yes, eating healthy while pregnant nursing can have positive lasting effects on baby’s health and may even encourage healthy food preferences later in life. A new study found, however, that the converse may also be true when it comes to junk food. (more…)
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‘Junk Food’ Moms Have ‘Junk Food’ Babies
Sunday, April 3rd, 2011Boosting Iron during Pregnancy
Sunday, May 31st, 2009Recent reports have found iron deficiency during pregnancy may result in problems with language acquisition for the baby during early childhood. While most expecting women are given prenatal
vitamins by their health care provider which provide some of their daily iron needs, many women are still iron deficient during pregnancy.
