MSNBC has an interesting study posted that notes, “Very few women of childbearing age are sticking to lifestyle and nutrition recommendations before becoming pregnant.”
According to the new study, released in the UK, there are plenty of women who could be making smarter choices before they become pregnant, for instance…
Women who got pregnant in the study were just a little more likely to be following guidelines on smoking, drinking and folic acid supplement use than were women who did not get pregnant.
Only 2.9 percent of women were taking the recommended amount of folic acid.
Only 2.9 percent of women were having fewer than four alcoholic drinks each week (three months before they conceived).
And more.
This is problematic not only for the health of women and their babies, but not following health recommendations can cause complicated labor and births, increase health care costs, and shows that we perhaps need a more informative medium for health care advice.
Next up, some general rules for a healthy pregnancy.
