Healthy eating during pregnancy. Tips for eating healthy while pregnant. Pregnancy is a special population. The doctor is going to recommend a particular amount of calories usually 300-350 extra above and...
Pregnancy is a special population. The doctor is going to recommend a particular amount of calories usually 300-350 extra above and beyond what the woman's normal daily calorific requirement should be to really take care of the baby. When you start working with special population like pregnant clients, we always recommend that all the trainers don't exceed their scope of expertise. With special populations it is always better to work with a medical professional who is going to be able to give you a better recommendation to positive work. The trainer can act in a capacity of carrying out the recommendation set forth by the physician. In general as far as the nutritionist concerned, it's not an area as specifically speaking because currently right now 44 of the 50 states in the US have laws that dictate the legality of giving out nutritional information in a capacity of a professional. The laws range from licensing to registration to certification. So, you want to err on the side of caution.
Working with pregnant clients in regard to what should be done and what shouldn't be done, it really depends on if the woman has been working out. If they have always been working out and all of a sudden they find out they are pregnant, then the nutrition can almost stay the same. If you never worked out before and find that you are pregnant, you shouldn't start working out. You should probably wait to work out until your first trimester is over. It is not going to be good to all of sudden jumping and start working out and exercising when you are contending with the morning sickness and the changes physiologically to your body.
Adding additional stress like exercises is not going to be a good thing, you can wait until the second trimester starts to incorporate exercise and not until then. There are a lot of factors to be considered but the physician will give specific recommendations with regard to vitamins, minerals and in what quantities it should be taken in. We don't have actually give specific recommendations on that. It's because we want to stay within our scope and a lot of times, that's one area. Talking to their doctor is going to be the first recommendation that we offer. Sometimes doctors won't get into that much detail either. A good place to go that has really good information would be the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. They will have good information and recommendations for exercise in pregnancy. They have very good information there on exactly what to do, what to avoid, positions to avoid and things of that nature.
