Pregnancy and lactation depletes the body’s iron and calcium reserves and iron deficiency can lead to anaemia. Deficiency of vitamin B12 too, can cause anaemia too. A lactating, anaemic mother should, therefore, eat a diet rich in iron, calcium, phosphorous, vitamin B12, vitamin C (for better absorption of iron), and vitamin D (for better absorption… [ Continue Reading ]
Prema does not believe in going to a doctor during pregnancy. She feels pregnancy is a natural process and doctors don’t need to interfere with it. Her grandmother delivered eight children at home and lived happily till she was 80. So why can’t she have one child without going to a doctor? Her belief became… [ Continue Reading ]
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