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pregnancy Tag

During pregnancy, while maintaining a healthy, balanced diet is important, supplementation may be necessary due to: an increased demand; difficulty to obtain key nutrients in sufficient amounts from the diet; or losses of nutrients obtained from the diet due to morning sickness. Prenatal or antenatal supplements...

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is increasingly common worldwide. According to statistics, between 12% and 14% of pregnant women will develop GDM and this usually occurs around the 24th to 28th week of pregnancy. Reports from Australia show that between 2000–01 and 2016–17, the rate of...