(1) Iron is the raw material for the synthesis of hemoglobin: 60% to 70% of the iron in the human body exists in hemoglobin, about 15% constitutes various cytochromes, and 20% is stored in the form of ferritin. In the liver, spleen, bone marrow and intestinal mucosa, about 5% constitutes myoglobin. When a woman is 30 to 32 weeks pregnant, hemoglobin can drop to the lowest level, causing \”physiological anemia of pregnancy\”. On this basis, if there is further iron deficiency, it may endanger the fetus. Women should start taking in more iron before pregnancy. Iron can be stored in the human body for 4 months. Therefore, iron supplementation starting 3 months before pregnancy can be used to reserve a large amount of iron during pregnancy and prevent anemia. This is very beneficial to the healthy development of pregnant women and fetuses. At the same time, if men are deficient in iron, the ability of the sperm acrosome will be reduced, which will affect the health of the sperm and be detrimental to conception. Therefore, expectant parents before pregnancy should take iron supplements, 15 to 20 mg of iron per day.
(2) To supplement iron, eat iron-rich foods: Iron-rich foods include black rice, pig blood, pig liver, eggs, quail eggs, black fungus, Sesame seeds, oysters, tofu, Chinese cabbage, kohlrabi, celery, walnut kernels, peas, red dates, kelp, etc.
At the same time, eat more vegetables and fruits rich in vitamin E to promote the absorption and utilization of iron.
Attachment: Iron content of common foods (mg, based on 100g edible part) food content food content food content
Duck blood (white duck) 30.5 chicken blood 25.0 pig blood 8.7
Duck liver 23.1 pig liver 22.6 chicken liver 12 .0
Razor clams 33.6 river mussels 26.6 clams (average) 10.9
Beef jerky 15.6 mutton (lean) 3.9 pork (lean) 3. 0 fungus (dried) 97.4 seaweed (dried) 54.9 mushroom (dried) 51.3 raisins 9.1 longan meat 3.9 dates (dried) 2.3 day lily 8.1 rape (black) 5.9 Pea tips 5.1 Mustard greens 5.4 Spinach 2.9 Cabbage moss 2.8
This article is provided by Baidu Reading and is excerpted from \”Three Months Before Pregnancy – Pregnancy Preparation Period\” Author: Wang Liru