Those 1, 000 days...in a mother's life

If nutrient stores are depleted it may cause women to run a greater risk of nutrition- related problems such as anemia or other pregnancy related complications.

Undernutrition is the underlying cause of the deaths of 3.5 million mothers and children under age five each year.

It's all about meeting the right nutritional requirement.........

During pregnancy body is subjected to great nutritional demands to ensure fetal development including growth, health and functioning of the uterus, placenta and amniotic fluid.

It is required by the body to eat more calories, protein, key vitamins and several important minerals in order to "keep up" with the baby´s growth.

"Just because the recommended caloric intake goes up does not mean that these should be empty calories. Instead of simply eating more, one should choose to eat variety of food as it will make for wholesome nutrition," says Dr. Manika Khanna, Gynecologist & IVF specialist, Gaudium, New Delhi.

Eating different variety of foods, like fruits and vegetables, is the right way to get the required nutrition in those significant 1000 days.

However, expectant mothers can also be benefited from additional supplementation as sometimes it gets difficult to diversify on daily intake with adequate amounts of fruits, vegetables and other food sources rich in high nutrient content.

In that case your daily dietary intake might not help bridge the gap which is why it is also important to implement food based approaches like supplementation, food fortification along with food diversity.

Providing expectant mothers the nutritional supplementation like mother's horlicks with whole food ingredients, one can increase vital nutrient intake (like DHA, protein, carbohydrates, iron, folate, calcium, vitamin C, B2, B6, and B12) which might have been missed.

Not just till the time of delivery.........

As being said......for a mother to be and her child, those 1000 days are very important. Not just till the time of delivery but during breastfeeding also her nutrients intake should be adequate.

Good nutrition makes a difference in quality of breast milk as well as helps your body rebounds quickly from childbirth.

Nutritional status also plays a significant role in the outcome of breastfeeding as mother's milk is the best source of essential nutrition for babies.

For that, it is important for breastfeeding mother to have adequate intake of vital nutrients like DHA, protein, carbohydrates, folate, and other essential vitamins and minerals for proper growth and development of child.

DHA plays a significant role in development of the brain and the nervous system of child.

Therefore, if the mother´s DHA status is poor, it may lead to low DHA levels in the baby, which can have adverse effects on the growth and development of the baby.

Eating a healthy, nutritious diet will help the baby and mother achieve the required nutritional demand.

And if some of nutrient deficiency is there it can always be combat using nutritional supplementation with essential nutrients like DHA, iron, protein, carbohydrates, calcium and other essential vitamins & minerals.

Nutritional supplementation also helps improve the breastfeeding in cases where lactating mothers experience problem of insufficient milk, probably at the time of second delivery.

Motherhood is one of the most ecstatic moments in the life of a woman.

It is important for you to cherish each of every moment of it and bring a healthy life into this world.

By way of taking care of nutritional need of your body you are also ensuring lifelong health and nutritional status of your child.

Also, with adequate nutrition supply through supplementation and other food based approach you can avoid many pregnancy related complications.