Video: Healthy Nutrition During Pregnancy

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What you’ll learn: 

• Concerns about listeria can lead pregnant women to eat a lot of processed food, which has negative affects for mum and baby.
• Properly preparing food can avoid the possible contraction of Listeria
• Having a diet high in nutrients helps mum’s body during pregnancy and gives baby quality nutrition
• Eating lean proteins and, in particular fish, helps with iron –  many women are deficient in iron during pregnancy
• Consuming high fibre wholegrains helps with the gut microbiome and avoid constipation
• Including dairy foods in mum’s diet can help alleviate future cows milk allergies in baby
• Water is essential so drink up!