Pregnancy Outcomes

Heard something on the radio on my home from the clinic that I always try to express to my prenatal patients. Health before pregnancy is directly related to pregnancy outcome and in turn health of baby.

There was a study done (still have to look it up and read through it) on women who had weight loss surgery before pregnancy. Those women who lost weight and were healthier before getting pregnant had a better overall pregnancy.

This is why earlier this year I introduced the Baby & Me Pregnancy Program at Zawada Health. The program is essentially an educational program to ensure that women think about every possible aspect of their health and their environment prior to getting pregnant and while pregnant. Many women have already been through the program and found the information invaluable.... information about the benefits of fish oil (DHA), why avoiding artificial sweeteners is important, how to gauge how much exercise to do during pregnancy, teas to drink in your 3rd trimester that can help with labour and delivery, etc....