Pregnancy and Diet Video

Teresa Dean Malcolm, MD is a Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Banner Northwest Valley Obsterics and Gynecology and practices at Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center.

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Image: Gracie Chavez interviews Teresa Dean Malcom, MD.

Audio: “What foods should be included in a pregnant woman’s diet?”

Text: Teresa Dean Malcolm, MD -  Obstetrician & Gynecologist
Banner Northwest Valley Obstetrics and Gynecology

Image: Teresa Dean Malcolm, MD, answers.

Audio:  “The type of foods that should be included in a pregnant woman’s diet include a  variety of foods. So you should try to have your daily course of…”

Text: Foods To Include
 -Fruits
 -Vegetables
 -Meat
 -Protein sources
 -Calcium rich foods 

Audio:  “…fruits, vegetables, meat, protein sources, calcium-rich foods. It’s just important to have a variety of food. You shouldn’t try to limit yourself to any one particular food, but making sure that  you’re getting the appropriate daily servings everyday.”

Image: Interviewer on-camera, asks:

Audio:  “How do prenatal vitamins help in a pregnant woman’s diet?”

Image: Physician on-camera, answers:

Audio:  “They are especially important because they provide a variety of vitamins that woman can’t typically get from their normal diet.”

Text: Prenatal Vitamins Provide
 -Iron
 -Vitamin B 12
 -Folic acid

Audio:  “So they provide an excellent source of iron, Vitamin B12, as well as folic acid.”

Image: Interviewer on-camera, asks:

  Audio:  “What are the benefits of exercising during pregnancy?”

Text: Benefits of Exercise
 -Monitors weight gain
 -Releases endorphins
 -Prepares for labor
 -Assists in weight loss

Image: Interviewee on-camera, replies:

Audio:  “One benefit is that it helps you to monitor your over-all weight gain during your pregnancy. Another benefit is that, because it causes the release of endorphins and it helps give you that healthy, natural, beautiful glow that many women have while they’re pregnant. Another benefit is that, it prepares you for the physical demands of labor – the demands of pushing. And there’s the final benefit that after you have the baby, during that fourth trimester, that it assists you with losing the weight that you gained during your pregnancy.

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