By Rukaiya Musa Hyera
The significance of good nutrition in pregnancy cannot be overemphasised as unhealthy diets have health implications for the mother and fetus.
According to the United States National Library of Medicines, nutrition involves eating a healthy and balanced diet to ensure the body gets the required nutrients.
Nutrients are substances in foods that the body needs to function and grow. These include carbohydrates, fats and oil, proteins, vitamins, minerals and water.
Nutrition in pregnancy has to do with the kind of food a pregnant woman eats during pregnancy, and if is it healthy for her and the fetus.
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Birmingham: City leaders likely will extend a mandate requiring face masks in public to slow the spread of the coronavirus despite the governor’s plan to end the statewide rule next month, said City Council President William Parker. While Gov. Kay Ivey has said the state order will expire April 9, Parker said officials in Birmingham have been in discussions with medical experts and will push to keep a requirement in place for face masks in public places. “I feel very confident that there will be a mask ordinance for the city of Birmingham,” he said Saturday at the opening of a new vaccination site. A City Council vote likely will be held April 6, he said. Jefferson County is among multiple counties the Alabama Department of Public Health rates as having a high infection rate over the past two weeks even as cases an