Healthy Eating and Physical Exercise
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Pregnancy Healthy Eating Guidance
The guidance for healthy eating during pregnancy is very similar to general healthy eating recommendations, with a focus on increasing your intake of fresh fruit and vegetables and wholegrains, while reducing your intake of high sugar, high salt and high fat food. Further information and advice can be found with Start4Life. https://www.nhs.uk/start4life/pregnancy/healthy-eating-pregnancy/
General Healthy Eating Eatwell Guide from the Chief Medical Officer
www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/vitamins-minerals-supplements-pregnant the NHS entry into recommended vitamin supplements for pregnancy. detailed analysis of each supplement and its effects.
Pregnancy Physical Activity Guidance
Pregnant women should aim for 150 minutes per week of moderate intensity exercise throughout their pregnancy, along with muscle strengthening exercises twice a week. It is important to listen to your body during this time. Further information and advice from Start4Life can be found at: https://www.nhs.uk/start4life/pregnancy/exercising-in-pregnancy/
Pelvic Floor Exercise Video NHS pelvic floor exercise video – How and when should I do pelvic floor exercises? | NHS – YouTube
This Mum Moves – staying active
As part of a collaboration between ukactive’s This Mum Moves programme and Sport England’s Join the Movement campaign, we (iHV) have supported the development of a new website showcasing online workouts for antenatal and postnatal women to support them in staying active at home during the pandemic.
This Mum Moves, funded by Sport England and the National Lottery, aims to support pregnant women and new mums to stay active by providing healthcare professionals with tools and training to deliver clear, consistent, and confident messages regarding physical activity.
The content has been reviewed by a group of experts collaborating for This Mum Moves – including representatives from the Institute of Health Visiting, the Pelvic Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapists (POGP) network, fitness and exercise professionals, and academics from Canterbury Christ Church University and Aston University with expertise in pregnancy, postpartum period and physical activity.
We would welcome your support in raising awareness of this resource with the women and practitioners you work with.
To find our more visit www.babybuddyapp.co.uk/this-mum-moves-active-at-home
This Mum Moves - staying active
As part of a collaboration between ukactive’s This Mum Moves programme and Sport England’s Join the Movement campaign, we (iHV) have supported the development of a new website showcasing online workouts for antenatal and postnatal women to support them in staying active at home during the pandemic. This Mum Moves, funded by Sport England and the National Lottery, aims to support pregnant women and new mums to stay active by providing healthcare professionals with tools and training to deliver clear, consistent, and confident messages regarding physical activity. The content has been reviewed by a group of experts collaborating for This Mum Moves – including representatives from the Institute of Health Visiting, the Pelvic Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapists (POGP) network, fitness and exercise professionals, and academics from Canterbury Christ Church University and Aston University with expertise in pregnancy, postpartum period and physical activity. We would welcome your support in raising awareness of this resource with the women and practitioners you work with. To find our more visit www.babybuddyapp.co.uk/this-mum-moves-active-at-home
As part of a collaboration between ukactive’s This Mum Moves programme and Sport England’s Join the Movement campaign, we (iHV) have supported the development of a new website showcasing online workouts for antenatal and postnatal women to support them in staying active at home during the pandemic. This Mum Moves, funded by Sport England and the National Lottery, aims to support pregnant women and new mums to stay active by providing healthcare professionals with tools and training to deliver clear, consistent, and confident messages regarding physical activity.The content has been reviewed by a group of experts collaborating for This Mum Moves – including representatives from the Institute of Health Visiting, the Pelvic Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapists (POGP) network, fitness and exercise professionals, and academics from Canterbury Christ Church University and Aston University with expertise in pregnancy, postpartum period and physical activity.We would welcome your support in raising awareness of this resource with the women and practitioners you work with.To find our more visit www.babybuddyapp.co.uk/this-mum-moves-active-at-home