Early pregnancy advice

Question 1

regarding what women should take-?

Answer 1

• folic acid 400mcg daily from pre-pregnancy to 12 weeks
  
  • reduce chance of neural tube defects
• vit d supplements

Question 2

what should women avoid?

Answer 2

• vitamin A- teratogenic
• liver and paté
• undercooked poultry- salmonella
• unpasteurised dairy or blue cheese
• smoking
• alcohol
• flying- increases risk of VTE
• contact sports

Question 3

what does smoking in pregnancy increase risk of?

Answer 3

• IUGR
• miscarriage
• stillbirth
• pre-term labour
• placental abruption
• pre-eclampsia
• cleft lip/palate