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- $Title{Refusal to Take Vitamins During Pregnancy}
- $Subject{vitamins vitamin Pregnancy Childbirth nutrition health care calcium
- supplements Pre-Natal food foods nutrient nutrients diet}
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- Refusal to Take Vitamins During Pregnancy
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- QUESTION: My sister, who is 19, is having her first baby. She is three
- months along, and although her doctor has told her to take vitamins, iron and
- calcium, she refuses. She says it is not necessary! Would you please explain
- the situation to her? I am five years older than her and I have tried to talk
- with her but she refuses to listen.
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- ANSWER: Well young sister, what are we going to do with you? The newspapers
- and journals are just full of information that explains the necessity of good
- nutrition and health care, particularly during the months of pregnancy.
- Surely you are aware that your normal diet, no matter how perfect, will fail
- to provide sufficient nutrition for both you and the new life that is now your
- responsibility. The fact is that due to the way human physiology works, the
- baby will make demands that your body will have to supply. If you do not take
- calcium supplements, for example, the growing baby will steal your supplies,
- taking the calcium it needs to develop from your bones. The head start to
- health that you can provide your child now will affect its entire life. Both
- physical and mental development requires that the necessary nutrients be in
- place from the very beginning of life, and only you can provide them now.
- Perhaps you are having some doubts and fears about now, and are a bit
- overwhelmed by this whole process. But it looks like you have a loving older
- sister and a concerned physician standing by to offer the answers and help you
- need. If it takes a message from me to convince you, that you have, but it is
- the circle of family, friends and physician that can really offer the
- information you may need. Why not take advantage of the Pre-Natal Classes
- that are offered in many hospitals and Health Centers across our country, to
- get yourself and your baby back on track? Someday you will be very glad you
- did.
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
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