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Folic acid linked to lower heart defect rates in babies
Food fortified with folic acid has been found to decrease the number of babies born with heart abnormalities. In a study, which focussed on almost 6,000,000 live births and stillbirths in Canada over a 22-year period, over 72,000 congenital heart defect (CHD) cases were diagnosed at the time of birth and in infancy. Tis occurrence rate was compared to rates of CHD diagnosed prior to 1998 when folic acid fortification was made compulsory in Canada. Te beneficial effects of folic acid were seen in certain types of CHD, with a 27 per cent reduction in heart outflow tract abnormalities.
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Enough is enough say mums! Enough is enough say mums!
Specialist psychologists could help pregnant women
One in five women suffers from a mental health problem during pregnancy or in the year aſter childbirth, and women oſten have a clear preference for psychological support for mental health problems alongside, more medicalised interventions, such as medication. Now, a new briefing from the British Psychological Society's Faculty of Perinatal Psychology has found that pregnant women and new mothers could benefit from expert psychological support across maternity services and mental health settings, such as community perinatal teams and inpatient mother and baby units. Te briefing recommends that a medium-sized maternity hospital with 3000 deliveries a year should have the full-time services of a clinical psychologist and the services of a consultant psychologist three days a week.
52MODERNMUM Autumn 2016 Fancy a nibble?
Babies - and teething babies in particular - just love to nibble, don't they? Nibbling Teething necklaces are made with 100 per cent food grade silicone that's similar to dummies, and are safe and soſt enough to chew. When placed around mum's neck, they not only focus baby's attention, but provide chewing relief during teething.
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Vitamin D spray more effective than pills for mums to be
Mums to bes' levels of vitamin D tend to drop from summer to winter, and therefore babies born in winter months tend to have a lower bone density than those born in the summer. Now, help is at hand in the form of a simple daily oral vitamin D spray from BetterYou, which can offer a more effective solution than tablets for expectant mums. Te spray has been clinically proven to guarantee optimal absorption of essential vitamins, bypassing the digestive system making it the ideal solution for those suffering from morning sickness. Each dose delivers an optimal 1,000 IU (25mcg) of vitamin D3 along with the recommended 400mcg of Folic Acid, 6mcg of vitamin B12 and 100 per cent of the guideline daily amount of vitamins K, B1 and B6.
www.betteryou.com
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