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Pregnancy and fertility friendly Caesar Salad fertility pregnancy recipe Nov 28, 2022

Sure the Caesar salad is a little on the 90's side but given most of our clients were born in the 80's and 90's we thought we'd give it a #pregnancyfriendly Caesar Salad lift !

A standard Caesar isn't quite so optimal for fertility and pregnancy with heavy creamy, mayonnaise dressing, bacon...

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Prolonged Labour & Zinc labour postpartum pregnancy supplementation Feb 05, 2022

The Role of Zinc

The nutritional status of women during the pre-conception period, pregnancy, and birth is known to be an important determinant for various health-related outcomes, for both the mother, and the child. Zinc plays a significant role in many biological functions, including protein...

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Calcium for Reducing Preeclampsia Risk health nutrition pregnancy Feb 05, 2022

What is preeclampsia?

Preeclampsia is a complication of pregnancy that is characterised by hypertension (high blood pressure) and proteinuria (protein in the urine). Preeclampsia usually occurs after 20 weeks of pregnancy in women who had normal blood pressure prior to pregnancy (1).
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Is Caffeine Safe During Pregnancy? nutrtitioninpregnancy pregnancy Feb 05, 2022

Pregnant women are bombarded with information from the minute that those two lines show up on the pregnancy test. Eat this, don’t eat that, rest often, but make sure you exercise often…hundred of messages come at you, loud, but definitely not clear!

Caffeine consumption during...

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Pregnancy, Group B Streptococcus + Probiotics nutrition pregnancy Feb 05, 2022

Co-authored by Felicity Harvie.

 
What is Group B Streptococcus?

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a common bacterium that is generally found in the gastrointestinal tract, vagina, and urethra. The bacteria can be passed from mother to baby during the birthing process and can lead to infection...

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