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Nutrition for Pregnancy Workshop

Evening session - 18:30 - 20:30
£15

Snacks will be provided

A well balanced diet is the ideal way to support a pregnancy and give your baby the best start in life. As your baby grows, each cell will be built using nutrients from the food that you have consumed. For this reason, what you choose to eat now can have a profound impact upon how your baby develops both within the womb and as they grow up.  Your diet can also influence your health during and after the pregnancy.

This workshop gives you the opportunity to learn about nutrition and pregnancy in a social setting with other mothers.  Elspeth Stewart, the workshop leader, will provide insight into why certain foods are beneficial for you and your baby and why other foods are best enjoyed in moderation.  You will also receive recipe ideas and suggestions on how to adopt healthy eating principles into busy lives and existing families. Many of the principles discussed are applicable to all the family so what you learn on the day will be useful during pregnancy and beyond.

The standard food safety advice given during pregnancy (avoiding unpasteurised dairy, raw egg, pate, etc) is still valid and will be discussed but this workshop focuses in on nutrition for optimal health.

Workshop topics will vary depending on the needs of the group. Topics include:

• Nutrition for mother
• how to avoid nutrient deficiencies such as iron deficiency (anaemia)
• natural support for constipation and heartburn
• food for good energy and mood
• managing gestational diabetes
• principles for a healthy diet during pregnancy
• avoiding excessive weight gain during pregnancy
• foods to reduce risk of post-natal depression
• thrush and urinary tract infections
• vascular support (varicose veins/haemorrhoids)
• nutritional supplements for pregnancy

• Nutrition for a healthy newborn
• healthy birth-weight (for an easier birth)
• supporting foetal brain development
• improving immune health - allergies/infections
• reducing your child's risk of developing obesity and diabetes later in life

"I would definately recommend this workshop to focus the mind on a few areas that can really benefit both mother and baby during pregnancy" - AM, N7 April '10

This workshop is running on the following dates:

Monday 12th April
Monday 14th June

Places are limited to 10 people
Reserve your place - call 020 7183 8484

Cash or cheque made out to Key Nutrition - payable on the day

Directions to the Active Brith Centre