Keep an eye on Weight Loss Prevent Pregnancy Complications - Comp
Controlling weight gain during pregnancy is very important and should not be unbridled. Because, it is one indicator of the health of the pregnancy. That's why pregnant women are encouraged to always pay attention to their body weight according to the recommendations of experts based on the body mass index (BMI) .If the weight of pregnant women are not in accordance with the recommendations, either less or more, it is feared there will be an increase in complications during pregnancy. Among the complications of anemia, pre-eclampsia, bleeding, to low birth weight in infants.
According to nutrition specialist Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia Widjaja Lukito, weight does not increase or only slightly up to the third trimester will pose a big question, sehatkah the pregnancy. Because ideally, for women with a normal BMI, the increase should reach 12-13 kilograms.
"" If the increase is less than eight kilograms, then carefully, it could be nutritionally inadequate or no other interference, '' said Widjaja in Nutritalk Sarihusada titled "" The Importance of Third Trimester Pregnancy "", in Jakarta, Tuesday (28/1 /2014).Widjaja explained, the increase in body weight of pregnant women is not just because of the weight of the fetus, but also for other components supporting pregnancy also increased the volume, for example breast, placenta, uterus, and other liquids.
If specified, healthy pregnant women should undergo additional fatty tissue in the body up to 3.17 kg, for cervical and breast gain weight up to 1.8 kg.
Meanwhile, they also experience an increase in blood volume and weighing 1.36 to 1.8 kg of the placenta and amniotic fluid as well as other liquids up to 3.6 kg. If the fetus weighs 3.17 kg, the weight gain can be reached 13.6 kg.
Nevertheless, Widjaja emphasize, within this range only for women with a normal BMI of around 19 to 24.9. If the BMI is less than the weight gain can be greater becomes 12,7-18.2 kg during pregnancy.
"" But if the already high BMI before pregnancy, certainly Extra weight can not be that much. For women with a BMI of 25 to 29.9 the addition is only about 6.8 to 11.4 kg, and for more than 30, additional weight should not be more than 6.8 kg, "" he said.
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