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If you take folic acid when you are trying for a baby
- ideally for at least 3 months before conceiving -
and for the first 12 weeks of pregnancy
it reduces the risk of having a baby with conditions
such as spina bifida.
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Folic acid is
a
B Complex vitamin .
Folate plays an important
role in the production of red
blood cells
It helps your baby's neural
tube develop into her brain
and spinal cord.
The best food sources of
folic acid are fortified
cereals.
Folate is found naturally in
dark green vegetables and
citrus fruits.
Folic acid

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Make sure you are immunised against rubella
(German measles) as the infection can harm
unborn babies.
You can be vaccinated before you try to get
pregnant.
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Before Pregnancy
Immunise
against
Rubella . That can harm
your baby.
Vaccines help protect
you and your
baby against serious
diseases.
When you are
pregnant,
you share everything
with your baby.
When you get vaccines, you
are just protecting
yourself
and you are giving your
baby some early protection
too.
vaccines

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If you are on any medications please
check wih the doctor that they are
appropriate and safe to be taken during
pregnancy.
Many medicines can harm your baby.
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Check all
medicines
if you are
pregnant or trying
for it
Some medications are safe
to take during pregnancy.
But
others are not safe.
Check with your
doctor
before taking your
regular medicines in the
first trimester.
Is it safe?
Medicines
in Pregnancy

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Psychological preparations for getting
pregnant are vital. Contribution from
family and partner is important to
solve this issue.
Stress can harm your baby.
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Keep Yourself Stress
Free
Stress Constant stress
trigger an inflammatory
response inthe body
High stress may be
associated with lower birth
weight and early delivery.
Which is
bad
for your baby
Stress increases blood
levels of cortisol and other
stress hormones

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Take care of your emotions, manage your
stress levels and take time out to relax .
This helps to boost fertility and keeps
your your baby healthy.
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Relax Yourself
That Keeps You
Healthy
Relax
Several ways are
there to relax find out
which you like
Example:
meditation, prenatal
yoga, or talk therapy,
sing a song , listen to
music etc.Music helps
control cortisol
levels. Take a warm bath.
Have a cup of tea,
Curl up
with a book.

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We all know by now that smoking is bad for
our health generally,
but
Smoking also reduces your fertility .
Both Partners should Quit Smoking
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Smoking reduces your
fertility
Both Partners should
Quit Smoking
Tobacco smoke contains a
number of
toxicologically significant
chemicals
Nitrosamines ,
Carbon monoxide,
Hydrogen Cyanide
Smoking
It may complicate as -
Stillbirth, Premature delivery,
and
Low birth weight
Nicotine and Carbon
monoxide
work together to reduce
your baby's
oxygen supply

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Passive smoking, also affect a
woman's chances of getting pregnant.
For men, smoking causes poorer
quality sperm.
Both Partners should Quit Smoking
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Effects on Fertility
Exposure to second-hand
tobacco smoke is called passive
smoking .
Passive smoking
causes
disease,
disability, and death.
PASSIVE SMOKING
ALSO REDUCED FERTILITY
That is the major cause behind
smoke-free laws
in workplaces and indoor public
places, including restaurants,
bars and night clubs
Passive Smoking
Pregnant non-smokers
who breathe in
the second-hand smoke of
other people are
at an
increased
Risk of delivering
stillborn babies ,
babies with defects,
learning or behavioral
deficiencies in your child,
and
Sudden Infant Death
Syndrome (SIDS)

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When you are trying to get pregnant .
Maintain a healthy weight range - a body mass
index (BMI) of between 18.5 - 24.9.

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Stay Healthy with
BMI
Body mass index
(BMI) of between
18.5 - 24.9
Calculate Your
BMI
BMI is weight in
kilograms divided by
height in meters
squared (kg/m2).
BMI
Exercise
&
Choose Your Diet
Vitamin Suppliments and
Good Nutrition is
important in pregnancy
Avoid Strict Dieting during
Pregnancy.

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Excess weight is associated with
polycystic ovarian syndrome, resulting
in a hormone imbalance
which can affect fertility and may
cause miscarriages
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PCOS - Mainstay of
treatment is weight
loss.
Early diagnosis and
treatment along with
weight loss
may reduce the risk of
long-term
complications such as
type 2 diabetes and
heart disease.
Irregular periods.
Infrequent, irregular or prolonged
menstrual cycles are the most common
sign of PCOS.
Excess androgen.
physical signs, such as excess facial
and body hair (hirsutism), and
occasionally severe acne and male-
pattern baldness.
Polycystic ovaries.
Ovaries enlarged and contain follicles
that surround the eggs. As a result, the
ovaries might fail to function
regularly.
MAY CAUSE
INFERTILITY
PCOS

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"Live a healthy lifestyle,"
Exercise, but do not exercise too much,
and make sure you have a
healthy BMI
- not too high or too low .
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Exercise is about more
than
keeping in shape.
It also can help with
your emotional and
mental health.
If you have never exercised
regularly before, you can
safely begin an exercise
program during pregnancy.
Walking
is considered safe to
initiate when pregnant.
Never Exercised
Earlier?
Regularly Exercising?
Continue with low intensity.
Low impact aerobics
are encouraged
Exercise
and
Pregnancy
Talk with your doctor before
beginning an exercise program.

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"Live a healthy lifestyle,"
Exercise, but do not exercise too much,
and make sure you have a
healthy BMI
- not too high or too low .
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Exercise is about more
than
keeping in shape.
It also can help with
your emotional and
mental health.
Walking
is considered safe to
initiate when pregnant.
Never Exercised
Earlier?
Regularly Exercising?
Safe Exercises
in
Pregnancy
Talk with your doctor before
beginning an exercise program.
Swimming,
Brisk walking,
and low-impact Aerobics
Avoid Injury
Do with Moderation only

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"Don't Try To be Very Thin"
Check your BMI
BMI- Should be between 18.5 - 24.9
"Being underweight
is just as bad for fertility as being
overweight."
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The body mass index
(BMI) or Quetelet index
The basis of the BMI was
devised by Adolphe
Quetelet, a Belgian
astronomer,
mathematician,
statistician and sociologist,
from 1830 to 1850
BMI Women who are overweight or obese
have less chance of getting pregnant .
The risk of pre-eclampsia doubles in
overweight women and triples in obese
women.
Overweight women have twice the risk
of gestational (pregnancy-related)
diabetes and obese women eight times
the risk, compared with women of
healthy weight.
A woman who is obese is more than
twice as likely to have a miscarriage as
a woman of healthy weight.
There is twice the risk that her baby
will not survive.
Infants born to obese women are more
likely to be large for their age, need
neonatal intensive care or have a
congenital abnormality.

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"Don't Try To be Very Thin"
Check your BMI
BMI- Should be between 18.5 - 24.9
"Being underweight
is just as bad for fertility as being
overweight."
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BMI Women who are overweight or obese
have less chance of getting pregnant .
The risk of pre-eclampsia doubles in
overweight women and triples in obese
women.
Overweight women have twice the risk
of pregnancy-related diabetes and
obese women eight times the risk,
compared with women of healthy
weight.
A woman who is obese is more than
twice as likely to have a miscarriage as
a woman of healthy weight.
There is twice the risk that her baby
will not survive.
Infants born to obese women are more
likely to be large for their age, need
neonatal intensive care or have a
congenital abnormality.
If you are Obese or Over
weight then Your baby
is at Risk
Reduce your weight before
pregnancy
to
Healthy Range of BMI
Check Your
BMI
Today

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What is Body mass index (BMI)
BMI is a measure of body fat based on your
weight in relation to your height, and applies
to most adult men and women aged 20 and
over.
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The BMI is an attempt to
quantify the amount of
tissue mass
(muscle, fat, and bone)
BMI categorize that person
as underweight, normal
weight, overweight, or
obese based on that value.
What is Healthy
weight?
Want to know
healthy weight?
Then
Calculate
1.BMI
2.Waist Hip Ratio
3.Waist Height Ratio
Know these Parameters and
Calculate them for you

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What is Body mass index (BMI percentile)
For children aged 2 and over, BMI percentile is
the best assessment of body fat.
Try to maintain healthy Range of weight for
your child also.
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Children with obesity can
be bullied and teased more
than their normal weight
Children.
Keep Your Child In a
Healthy
Weight Range
Healthy Weight
For Your Child
They are also more likely to
suffer from
social isolation,
depression, and lower self-
esteem.
The effects of this
can last into adulthood.

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What is Body mass index percentile
(BMI percentile)
For children aged 2 and over, BMI percentile is
the best assessment of body fat.
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BMI percentile
The BMI percentile chart
works for all ages of
children and teens .
Your BMI percentile
shows
how your BMI
compares
to
other kids
else your age and sex.
BMI 1st to 4th percentile:
Underweight
BMI 5th to 84th percentile:
Healthy Weight
BMI 85th to 94th
percentile:
Overweight
BMI 95th to 100th
percentile: Obese
BMI percentile
Calculate for your
child
If your BMI is in either in the
top 15 percent or bottom 4 percent,
you have health risks due to
your weight.

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Alcohol and Pregnancy
There is no safe amount of alcohol that
women can drink during pregnancy.
It makes sense to stop drinking while
trying to conceive and during
Pregnancy.
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Alcohol use can result in Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
(FASD) or many other disorders
and conditions.
Alcohol and Pregnancy
Alcohol use during
pregnancy also
can cause
spontaneous abortion,
Stillbirth,
Low birthweight,
and
Prematurity.
The baby’s
brain, body, and organs are
developing throughout
pregnancy.
They can be affected by
exposure to alcohol at any
time

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How to calculate BMI for adults
BMI is weight in kilograms divided by
height in meters squared (kg/m2).
BMI is used differently for children.
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BMI is used differently for
children. It is calculated in the
same way as for adults, but then
compared to typical values for
other children of the same age.
A BMI that is
less than the
5th percentile is considered
underweight
and
above the 95th percentile
is considered
obese.
BMI Calculation Asian people have
higher risk of
type 2 diabetes
and
cardiovascular disease
at BMIs lower than the
WHO cut-off
point for overweight,
25 kg/m2.

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Find out which category you are in -
BMI of less than 18.5 are
underweight.
BMI of between 18.5 and 25 is ideal.
BMI between 25 and 30 is
overweight.
BMI over 30 is obese.
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Health
Indicators
Waist-hip ratio for your
ideal weight
Waist-hip ratio (WHR)
Less than 0.9 [For male ]
and
0.8 [For femele] - low risk
of cardiovascular health
problems
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What is ihe problem with BMI
underestimates the amount of body fat
in overweight/obese people
and
Overestimates it in lean or muscular
people
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2011 study that followed 60,000
participants for
up to 13 years
found that waist–hip ratio was a
better predictor of
ischaemic heart disease
mortality.
waist–hip ratio
Limitations of BMI
BMI is particularly inaccurate
for people who are
MUSCULAR or ATHELETIC,
as their high muscle mass can
classify them in the overweight
category by BMI,
even though
their body fat percentages are in
range of
10–15% category.

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Waist-hip ratio for your ideal weight
Less than 0.9[For male ] and 0.8[For
femele] - low risk of cardiovascular
health problems
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Health Indicators
other than BMI
Other Health
Indictors
BMI Prime
Waist-to-height
ratio
Waist-to-hip ratio
Surface-based body
shape index

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BMI Prime - WHY USEFUL?
BMI Prime is useful clinically because it
shows by what ratio (e.g. 1.24) or
percentage (e.g. 124%, or 24% above)
a person deviates
from the maximum optimal BMI.
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BMI Prime
BMI Prime
is the ratio of actual BMI to
upper limit optimal BMI
(currently defined at 25
kg/m2)
BMI Prime
BMI Prime
less than 0.74 are
underweight;
between 0.74 and 1.00
have optimal weight
and
People with value
at 1.00 or greater are
overweight.
In South East Asian and South
Chinese populations ,
BMI Prime
should be calculated using an
upper limit
BMI of 23 in the denominator
instead of 25.
It helps to calculate for different
populations separately.

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Waist-hip ratio for your ideal weight
Less than 0.9[For male ]
and
0.8 [For femele] - low risk of
cardiovascular health problems
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Waist–hip ratio
Waist–hip ratio or waist-to-
hip ratio (WHR) is the ratio of
the circumference of the waist
to that of the hips.
This is calculated
as
waist measurement
divided by
hip measurement
WHR
Measurement
waist is measured at the
smallest circumference of the
waist, usually just above the
belly button.
Hip circumference
measured at its widest part of
the buttocks or hip.
In Obesity waist may be
measured at a horizontal level 1
inch above the navel.
The WHR has been used as
an indicator or measure of
health. WHR correlates
with fertility
( males and females).
and
health risk .

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Waist-hip ratio (WHR) -
Male
Less than 0.9 - low risk
0.9 to 0.99 - moderate risk
1 or over - high risk
of cardiovascular problems
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Waist–hip ratio:
Indicator of Health Studies
shows that people
with
"apple-shaped"
bodies
face more health
risks than those with
"pear-shaped" bodies .
Shape of Body
Apple
Shape Body
Pear
Shape Body
Body with more weight around
the waist .
Body structure with
more
weight around the hips.

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Waist-hip ratio (WHR) -
Female
Less than 0.8 - low risk
0.8 to 0.89 - moderate risk
0.9 or over - high risk
For Cardiovascular Problems
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Stress hormone
cortisol
is regulated by the
hypothalamic-
pituitary-adrenal
(HPA) axis
and
associated with
higher levels of
abdominal fat and
therefore a higher
WHR.
Stress and WHR
A WHR of 0.9 for men and 0.7 for
women has been shown to
correlate strongly with general
health and fertility.
Women within the 0.7 range
have optimal levels of estrogen
and are less susceptible to major
diseases such as diabetes,
cardiovascular disorders and
ovarian cancers.

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A woman with a WHR of
less than 0.8
Is generally
healthier
More fertile than females with higher
WHRs.
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Men with WHRs around 0.9,
similarly, have been shown to be
more healthy
more fertile
less chances of prostate cancer
less chances of testicular
cancer.
Women with high WHR
(0.80 or higher)
have significantly lower
pregnancy rates than women
with
lower WHRs (0.70–0.79),
independent of their BMIs.
WHR and Health
WHR and Health
Large premenopausal WHRs
are associated with
lower estradiol levels
and
variation in age of menopause
onset.

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A woman with a WHR of less than 0.8
Is generally healthier .
They are less likely to develop
diabetes,
most cancers, or cardiovascular
disorders.
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Studies suggest that High
fibre Food : Whole-grain ,
oat cereal diets
reduce low-density
lipoprotein cholesterol and
waist circumference in
overweight or obese adults
more than low-fiber control
food diets.
Weight loss did not vary
between groups.
Food that helps reducing
Waist
Circumference.
WHR and
Food
Diet high in fruits ,
vegetables, reduced-fat
dairy, and whole grains,
and
Diet low in red and
processed meat, fast food,
and soda
REDUCES
WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE

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It is suggested that
Keeping your
waist circumference
to less than half your height can
help
increase life expectancy
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waist-to-height ratio
waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), is
calculated as
their waist circumference
divided by their height,
It is suggested that waist–
hip ratio is a better
predictor of
ischaemic heart disease
mortality
than WHtR
WHtR is a
simple
tool
to calculate.
Simple To Work out
Waist-to-Height ratio
“Keep your waist
circumference to less
than half your height"

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Simple To Work out
“Keep your
waist circumference to
less than half your
height"
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Women need a mix of
aerobic / isotonic and
resistance or weight-
bearing exercise at least
three to five times a week.
This keeps a good physical
and mental health .
Exercise
prevents the
risk of
osteoporosis,
heart disease,
cancer,
diabetes
In elderly
women
Exercise keeps
healthy weight and
helps to prevent
PCOS and Infertility
in young women
Exercise

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Simple To Work out
“Keep your
waist circumference to
less than half your
height"
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