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How to Balance a Diet in Quantity and Variety?

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

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The guidelines that follow are designed to healthy adult populations. The proposed lots are quite large and that is because they can be used by people with different caloric and nutritional requirements. It is important not to consume fewer servings than the range indicated below, leaving the list by hand during the day so you can check your food intake. If your breakfast and lunch were very rich in grains then try the other meals are richer in food groups that are lacking. If you suffer any illness or are not sure always consult your doctor or nutritionist.

6-11 servings of grain daily
1 serving is:
1 slice of bread (30 gr)
1 pancake
3 / 4 cup dry cereal
1 / 2 cup rice or pasta

2-4 servings of fruit daily
1 serving is:
1 medium fruit (pear, orange, apple, etc.).
1 / 2 cup of cut fruit
3 plums

3-5 servings of vegetables daily
1 serving is:
1 cup raw vegetables
1 / 2 cup cooked vegetables

3-4 servings daily
1 serving is:
1 cup milk (may be you take it you use it alone or in preparations like mashed potatoes, pudding, etc.).
3 slices of cheese machine
1 yoghurt (200 g)

2-3 servings daily of protein products
1 serving is:
meat, fish or poultry the size of a hamburger
2 eggs

You might also eat foods that are mixed together like pizza. In that case you have to have the components: bread, cheese, tomato, etc..

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Feeding During Pregnancy

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

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Good nutrition
Feeding during pregnancy is especially important since good nutrition of the mother is one of the key components for success. Never forget that the baby is fed through you and what you eat determines what you get it, or do not receive.

The key is always in the variety and quantity, two little words that contain in themselves the real truth.

When we speak of variety we mean that you eat with the 5 basic groups: grains, fruits, vegetables, meats and eggs and dairy. The absence of any of these in your diet will result in the absence of any one (or several) of the essential nutrients your body needs to stay healthy. Even the concept of variety is applied within each food group, for example, the broader is our choice of fruit or vegetables, the safer we will receive all that nutrienes that this group brings us.

The concept of quantity is basically related to the rations that we ingest each food group. This concept is somehow related to the concept of variety: over-consumption of any of the groups can take the place it should occupy another food group. If for example my diet is too high in grains, probably one of the groups is hindered in quantity, so the range will be affected. It is important to take care not to consume any group or in excess or deficit because the balance of all foods provide the right balance in our diet.

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How Do Pregnancy Occurs?

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

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Adolescent girls who become pregnant tend to face a series of social or psychological barriers that stand to good reproductive health. Pregnancy can be the time when an adolescent self-esteem has its lowest point. This may affect plans for the pregnancy.

As for young married women who become pregnant for the first time, addressing emotional concerns can help to promote reduced-risk pregnancy and happiest. When pregnancy occurs outside marriage or has not been planned, the emotional consequences can be serious. Often, unmarried pregnant teenager faces his dilemma without the support of his family, colleagues or friends. In some cultures, can be neglected or have difficulty getting adequate counseling for pregnancy or prenatal care.

Receiving support from others can be important, pregnant adolescents in its decisions were supported by a parent or other adult, and the few who did not consult their parents, were more satisfied with their decision to continue or discontinue pregnancy than adolescents who did not receive parental support.

Early Pregnancy

In teen pregnancies occur so often poor nutrition of girls, since there is an increase of needs in this age when they are still growing.

It is also an important factor that girls are fed in many cases somewhat arbitrarily and are not adjusted to real needs.

Often have mineral and vitamin deficits that affect not only the mother but the child she carries in her womb.

Infections during pregnancy, and especially urinary tract infection, occur in a greater number of pregnant adolescents.

They are also more frequent in this age of sexually transmitted infections, favored by the circumstances in which they develop their relationships often with a high risk of affecting the fetus and very serious consequences for this, even more than for the same mother.

Another result in the pregnant teenagers is bleeding during the third trimester of pregnancy due to premature detachment of the placenta. The risk of preterm labor and fetal death in utero thus increases considerably.

The cause should be sought in the hormonal adolescent immaturity and incomplete development in the uterus also at this age.

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Teen Pregnancy Has Been an Extremely Interesting Phenomenon

Saturday, August 21st, 2010

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Emotional and psychological characteristics of adolescents:

* Young girls are experiencing feelings of loneliness, low self-confidence to try to supplement with intimate relationships with the opposite sex.

* There is little or no communication with their parents or older sisters, especially when it comes to sex. This leads them to seek and find the opinion and advice from other people his age with his own inexperience and lack of correct patterns.

* There is also an inordinate desire to come into contact with “new experiences”.

* In addition it appears that young people included in special education programs are also more likely to get pregnant in their teens.

* All statistics demonstrates that there is a greater number of pregnancies among adolescents whose families are separated and in single-parent families.

* Among teenage mothers, there is a common factor to all of them: a bad history of academic performance. There is a high rate of early school dropout, especially among younger mothers.

* Up to 60% of young mothers are in families whose parents are separated, and 40% has never lived stable family situation.

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Teen pregnancy has been an extremely interesting phenomenon, so far the research on teen pregnancy has focused on medical complications during pregnancy, psychosocial causes and consequences of adolescent fertility, demographic changes over time and the consequences on the development of children. But we also need to draw attention to the long-term consequences of adolescent pregnancy on the alternative roles of women and their economic status.

There is a strong association between early pregnancy in a generation and age at pregnancy of the next generation, because it is more likely that a woman who was an early mother is the daughter of a woman who was also a teenage mother. Therefore, if teen pregnancy is prevalent poverty and in turn has economic, social, intergenerational repetition of teenage pregnancy can be an intermediary mechanism in the intergenerational reproduction of poverty.

Self-esteem

Few studies have examined how social values and psychological impact on adolescents and their reproductive health, and even some policy makers may challenge public health if the notions of “self” and “self-confidence are important in developing countries. Yet feelings of insecurity, fear and self doubt can interfere with the proper behavior regarding reproductive health in any culture, FHI research scientist who specializes in adolescent health. If you do not have confidence in themselves, it is possible that young adults do not seek health services playback, or be able to say no to unwanted sex.

A Medical Risk

Pregnancy and childbirth from a woman younger than age 20 have a high risk since they are also various factors that increase the likelihood of complications, including women’s own age, low birth weight and prematurity of the child the child.

Being the first child is another risk factor. Whenever you are more likely to suffer fetal distress during the last stages of pregnancy and childbirth.

Poor nutrition and poor adolescent sleep and health during pregnancy are also risk factors. Also there is often a habitual lack of prenatal care in the young mothers by the frequent denial of pregnancy by the teenager.

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Primary and Secondary Infertility

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

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Infertility, also known as: Sterility is the inability to conceive; Unable to get pregnant.

It is defined as the inability to achieve pregnancy after 12 months of trying to become pregnant.

Can be divided into primary and secondary infertility:
Primary infertility is the term used to describe a couple that has never been able to achieve pregnancy after trying for at least a year with unprotected sex.

Secondary infertility is the term used to describe couples who have achieved at least one previous pregnancy, but have not been able to achieve another pregnancy.

The causes of infertility include a wide range of both physical and emotional factors. Approximately 30 to 40% of all infertility cases are due to a “male” factor such as retrograde ejaculation, impotence, hormone deficiency, environmental pollutants, scarring from sexually transmitted diseases, or decreased sperm count. Some factors affecting sperm count are the drug use or some prescription drugs.

A “female” factor, such as scarring from sexually transmitted disease or endometriosis, ovulation dysfunction, poor nutrition, hormone imbalance, ovarian cysts, pelvic infection, tumor, or transport system abnormality from the cervix through the fallopian tubes, is responsible for 40 to 50% of cases of infertility in couples.
10 to 30% of cases of infertility can be caused by contributing factors from both partners or no cause can be identified.

It is estimated that between 10 and 20% of couples unable to conceive after one year of attempting pregnancy. It is important that attempts to become pregnant for a long period (at least one year), then the chances of pregnancy are present in healthy couples in which both are under 30 years old and having sex regularly is only 25 to 30% per month. The maximum fertility of a woman is at the early age of 20. As the woman passes the age of 35 years and particularly after age 40, the probability of getting pregnant drops to less than 10% per month.

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The Birth of Twins

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

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The birth of twins or twins

The mothers of twins should begin before birth preparation, because these babies are born in forward and 37.1 weeks on average. Of course, tend to be smaller than other children.

Already from the 24th week of pregnancy, two fetuses begin to have less and less space in the womb, thus increasing the risk of preterm delivery. Between weeks 26 and 28th twins together weigh about three kilograms, approximately the weight of a baby when it comes to delivery. Tension grows in the womb, which can cause premature contractions. For that reason, are especially important check-ups in multiple pregnancies. In the last three months of pregnancy may be necessary to apply to medical examination every week.

It is likely that the contractions are weaker and less frequent

In multiple births, contractions are generally weaker and less frequent. As a result, labor can be prolonged. Patience is needed and in many cases, the use of means to cause contractions.

In about half of twin deliveries both children are headfirst, with the possibility that labor starts spontaneously is great. The first baby makes his way between contractions, while the latter slides easily later.

And herein lies, however, a danger for the second baby: birth without the stress it is more difficult to adjust to life outside the womb. So the birth of second child can not start much later than the first. The participants to review delivery if you are well and if is breech, a Caesarean section is usually performed.

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Tips For a Happy Pregnancy

Monday, July 26th, 2010

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A multiple pregnancy is always a greater physical effort:

* Many mothers of twins or twins suffer from vomiting from the very beginning of pregnancy.
* The skin of the abdomen usually begins to itch and the second month, it has to stretch before.
* Because the children press on the stomach, these mothers suffer heartburn frequently and at the end of pregnancy, many can only eat small quantities.
* Also digestive problems are normal.
* In many cases, pregnant with twins or twins find it difficult to sit, stand or just be lying.
Nights are spend * more and more restless because the size of the gut makes it difficult to lie down.
* Edema and varicose veins in the legs are more common.
* The risk of gestosis is higher.

Tips for a happy pregnancy

So that everything goes well for you and for fetuses, keep in mind the following tips:

* If you’re pregnant with twins should drink more, maybe he’s a glass of water every hour. It is the best way of maintaining low blood pressure and the risk of gestosis.
* Get plenty of rest: it supports a large body weight and this entails risks.
* Whether you are expecting twins or not, watch your diet. It is important to maintain a balanced diet with fruits, vegetables, whole grains and dairy products.
* You should not diet in any case for fear of gaining weight, but we must not eat for three. Although a balanced diet, in twin pregnancies with twins or occur frequently deficiencies. That is why many doctors recommend certain supplements preventively.
* Avoid the great efforts and stress the danger of premature contractions. Rest especially from the seventh month, to avoid premature birth. Many women can not work from the 28th week of pregnancy.
* Even in twin pregnancies, each case is unique. So you must always pay attention to your feelings, to discover what may require you.

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The Growth of Twins is Monitored in Detail

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

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The growth of twins is monitored in detail

If the egg divides soon after fertilization, each twin has its own placenta and embryo cavity itself. However, if the division is between four and seven days after fertilization, the twins share a placenta. There is sometimes called here “syndrome fetal-fetal transfusion, which is that one twin takes the food to another. So it is important to control the growth of twin fetuses regularly by ultrasound. Even less common is case of twin pairs that share a single cavity and fetal placenta.
Other multiple births

A less frequent if the pregnancy is still more than two children, who always come from different eggs fertilized. A few years ago, were frequent multiple pregnancies resulting from artificial fertilization, but children often born prematurely and not always survived them all. So in some countries, like Spain, only to implant more than three embriones at once, and if the woman is under 38, only two are implanted.
Twin during pregnancy

When a woman is expecting twins or twins, pregnancy is often considered at risk. But do not be intimidated by the concept, as it only means that potential risks should be eliminated through a particularly intensive forecasting and monitoring from the start.

Growing up two children in the womb, the body of the pregnant woman is more loaded, but it fits right from the first few weeks: increase the amount of blood and the uterus is enlarged. So weight gain than usual in the first stage of pregnancy is a sign that cuff links are on their way.

Until the 12th week of pregnancy, some mothers fat and about 5.5 kilograms. Until the birth, may be at least between 17 and 20 kilograms, compared to between eight and 13 is normal when one child.

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Twin Pregnancies are Always Something Special

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

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The twins, twin pregnancies are always something special in every thousand births only a few are of this type and in most cases they are twins. The twins are more alike than ordinary siblings, because these pregnancies are derived from two simultaneous but independent fertilization, ie, occur when two sperm fertilize two eggs at the same time different.

In some families the birth of twins is particularly common, so it is suspected that genetic predisposition plays a role, especially the female hereditary burden.

In recent years it has increased the number of multiple pregnancies because of hormonal treatments to induce pregnancy, often also lead to the development of several eggs.

In assisted reproduction treatments are usually women deploy up to three embryos at a time. In fact, almost one in two pregnancies with twins is the result of fertility treatment.

Another reason for the increase of multiple pregnancies is the increasing age of mothers. The older, the higher the concentration of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and more frequent presence of several eggs can be fertilized.

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Produce a Great Alarm Bleeding During Pregnancy

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

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Without doubt, produce a great alarm bleeding during pregnancy, however, is much more normal than we think. One in five women bleed in the first half of pregnancy without this causing any problems for the fetus or the mother. When something happens, it is very important to see a doctor, but must be taken not too alarmed, as this does not mean you are going to undergo an abortion, but we are talking about small losses, a big loss is to go urgently to hospital.

Sure, it’s very easy to give advice, but be on the skin of the mom to understand that this situation of great concern, despite what the experts say. The risk of abortion is higher during the first twelve weeks of pregnancy, but blood loss does not mean that it will produce. There are several possible causes for a loss, hormonal changes, infection, sex, etc.

Whenever you have a loss, however slight, must go to the gynecologist, he’ll make the appropriate questions, such as the color of blood, if you have dizziness or nausea, etc., Well you conduct testing to discover the reason Manche has caused.

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