In addition to tea, coffee is one of the favorite drinks of each person in the whole world. Not only men, women also love this one type of beverage. However, when pregnant women should pay attention to the amount of coffee intake per day so as not to cause problems in pregnancy. As we know during pregnancy women are encouraged to maintain the intake of food and beverages. Because food and beverages consumed by pregnant women can affect positf or negative for the health of the mother and fetus.
pregnant women drinking coffee
Some research suggests that pregnant women drinking coffee more than (> 300 mg per day) can increase the risk of miscarriage or low birth weight. A study conducted on animals also stated that excessive caffeine consumption during pregnancy can also lead to increased risk of congenital abnormalities.
An other studies have also found the risk of babies dying after a few hours of birth to be doubled in pregnant women drank more than 500 mg of caffeine in each day. Pregnant women should not drink coffee because the caffeine in coffee can increase heart rate, feeling restless and insomnia. But not only that, the coffee can also cause heartbun (hot conditions in the abdomen).
The effects can arise even worse when pregnant women entering the first trimester of pregnancy. This is because the body is unable to break down caffeine or the body's ability to break down caffeine increasingly slowing down. And in the third trimester of the body requires almost twice as long to clear the caffeine in your body.
While on pregnancy in the third trimester, it takes too much time is nearly three times longer. Additionally, phenols contained in caffeine can make it difficult for your body to absorb iron properly. If not addressed of course this can make you more impaired health. Pregnant women that excessive coffee drinking can lead to iron deficiency. Iron deficiency in pregnant women can cause anemia.
Risk pregnant women drink coffee too often
Generally, normal people who drink too much coffee can be several things seperto indigestion, heart pounding, insomnia and anxiety. Pregnant women also lead to the same thing. But not only that, drinking coffee during pregnancy may also cause some possibilities such as miscarriage, stillbirth, anemia, stomach acid up or babies born with low weight.
Dr. Aryando Pradana, gynecologist, obstetrician in RSIA Mother Menteng and IVF clinics, IVF Clinic Morula Jakarta suggest that during pregnancy should limit consumption of caffeine each day. Or pregnant women could replace coffee into tea. Not only that, in order to determine the health of the mother and the fetus, pregnant women should also perform an ultrasound examination.
