There are many precautions during women's pregnancy, and the nutrition of pregnant women is the most important. In order to ensure the development of babies in the stomach and the health status of pregnant women, pregnant women must supplement a variety of nutrients during pregnancy. Vitamin A is an essential nutritional element of the human body. Women during pregnancy need to pay particular attention to vitamin A supplementation. Lack of hygienic element a has a very bad impact on pregnant women and fetus. What symptoms and manifestations will pregnant women have if they lack vitamin A? How should women supplement vitamin A during pregnancy? This article will introduce the supplement methods of vitamin A during pregnancy in detail.
[manifestations of vitamin A deficiency in pregnant women]
If pregnant women lack vitamin A, there will be obvious manifestations in the skin, such as coarser and drier skin, and thickened cuticle. Pregnant women who lack vitamin A also have certain visual manifestations, such as eyes always liver, easy to cry, photophobia, and sometimes blurred vision.
If pregnant women are seriously deficient in vitamin A for a long time, it will also have a very serious impact on the fetus. The fetus may have cleft lip, cleft palate, microcephaly and so on. If all pregnant women are in the above situation, it is very likely to be lack of vitamin A.
How to supplement vitamin A during pregnancy?
If pregnant women want to supplement vitamin a reasonably, they should pay attention to the following problems:
1. Vitamin A intake
Generally, the daily intake of vitamin A for adult women is 4200 international units. Although pregnant women have greater nutritional needs, it is not recommended to increase the amount here, because excessive intake of vitamin A may also cause poisoning, so it is necessary to control the intake.
2. Vitamin A supplementation during pregnancy
Vitamin a widely exists in all kinds of foods, so food is the best source of vitamin A for pregnant women. As long as the diet is balanced, pregnant women will not have vitamin A deficiency. Vitamin a widely exists in animal foods, such as pig liver, lean meat, eggs, etc. These foods can directly supplement vitamin A. Other vegetables can also supplement vitamin A. foods rich in carotene can be transformed into vitamin A in human body. Carrots, pumpkins, spinach, etc. are recommended.
3. Do not overdose vitamin A
Any excessive nutrition is harmful to the human body. Some excessive nutritional elements will also affect the health of the body. Vitamin A is a nutrient element that must not be excessive. For pregnant women, excessive vitamin A will also affect the development of the fetus and cause symptoms of vitamin A poisoning, including headache, vomiting and sleepiness. Therefore, it is not recommended that pregnant women deliberately take vitamin A drops during pregnancy. It is OK to pay attention to diet matching at ordinary times.
The above are some questions about vitamin A supplementation for pregnant women. I hope pregnant women should pay attention to the intake and balance of vitamin A nutrition in their daily diet.