A research team at the Alberta Children’s Hospital is looking into the role nutrition plays in the development and health of pregnant woman and their babies.
The team is studying the correlation between the foods that pregnant women eat and the way a baby’s brain develops.
Researchers want to know what the long term affects will be on the baby if they improve and refine a pregnant woman’s diet.
They are hoping to follow 10,000 pregnant women in Calgary and Edmonton and record what they eat and take blood samples to determine nutrient status.
The researchers will investigate how nutrients impact the physical and mental health of mothers and their babies on a microscopic level. Read on…
Notes from Dr. Shosh:
Hooray for Canada! The more we find out about the factor of nutrition in recovery and prevention of depression in pregnancy and postpartum, the more it seems to play a major role.. 10,000 women for this study will provide an excellent, substantial sample. I look forward eagerly to the results!
Tags: depression prevention, nutirition, pregnancy
