Pregnant? Say Yes to Seafood
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Pregnant and nursing women, as well as those who want to conceive, are advised in the United States to avoid certain types of seafood and to limit consumption of other varieties as a way to reduce potential ill effects from mercury and other contaminants.
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NEW YORK  - Most women are aware that getting enough folic acid during pregnancy can help prevent some birth defects, but many don't know that they should be taking the vitamin before they become pregnant, a new survey shows.
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A British study suggests that avoiding certain fish entirely if you are pregnant may not be the best advice.
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More women may want to develop a taste for seaweed, if animal research is any indication of the food's potential cancer-fighting ability.
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Increasing a mother's intake of folic acid by adding the vitamin to food supplies has been shown to cut the risk of having a baby with neural tube defects, a birth defect in which the spine doesn't fuse properly. However, new research indicates that this benefit is much weaker in overweight and obese women.
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A diet rich on low-fat dairy food may make it harder for some women to conceive, research suggests.
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(HealthDay News) -- Assuming your doctor approves, exercise can help keep you healthy and feeling good during pregnancy.
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For women who are pregnant, breast-feeding, or considering either Eat up to 12 oz. of fish per week; up to 6 oz. can be albacore tuna.
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A large study has found that children of women who ate little fish during pregnancy had lower IQs and more behavioral and social problems than youngsters whose mothers ate plenty of seafood, a finding that challenges the U.S. government's standard advice to limit seafood while pregnant.
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Adding folic acid to mother&#39;s food can protect the to-be born baby from spina bifida or neural tube disorders and other birth defects, a Canadian research has revealed.
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A new study suggests that a federal advisory urging pregnant women to restrict their seafood intake could do more harm than good. But what about the risks of fish-borne mercury?
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Schiffer encourages other pregnant women to 'eat whatever you want to eat.'
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Eating healthfully is one of the first parental challenges that expectant women face. Not only is it important to hit all the right nutritional notes, there's also the question of how much weight to gain. Eating for two is often misinterpreted as a license to overeat, but gaining too many pounds ...
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NEW YORK  - Women who are thinking about  becoming pregnant are usually advised to stay away from  alcoholic beverages. Now, new research suggests that their  partners should do the same.
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MONDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDayNews) -- Fortifying food with folic acid can greatly reduce the incidence of spina bifida and other birth defects, says a Canadian study in the latest issue of BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.
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CHICAGO -- Breast-feeding helps prevent babies' allergies, but there's no good evidence for avoiding certain foods during pregnancy, using soy formula or delaying introduction of solid foods beyond six months. That's the word from the American Academy of Pediatrics, which is updating earlier...
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What a woman eats during  pregnancy may influence the odds that her child will develop  allergies, a new study hints.