allowance of a good quality protein like 10g milk or egg protein per day has been suggested. The protein required for a pregnant woman is .2g/ day. Women who are chronically undernourished and underweight, those with infection and infestation and adolescent pregnant women, may require extra protein in the form of milk or other animal proteins and calories for repletion of tissue proteins to enable them to with stand the stress of pregnancy and lactation. UNIT.
- - Nutrition in pregnancy, lactation and infancy Table . ICMR recommended dietary allowances of an expectant mother Nutrient Normal adult women Pregnant women Energy Kcals Sedentary work + Moderate work + Heavy work + Protein gm . Fats gm Calcium mg Iron mg Vitamin A Retinol μg or Carotene μg Thiamine mg Sedentary work . Moderate work .
+ . Heavy work . Riboflavin mg Sedentary work . Moderate work .
+ . Heavy work . Niacin equivalent mg Sedentary work Moderate work + Heavy work Pyridoxine mg . .
Ascorbic acid mg Dietary folate μg Vitamin B12 μg . . Magnesium mg Zinc c) Minerals i) Calcium Calcium requirement suggested by ICMR for an adult woman is 600mg / day. Requirement increases during pregnancy to mg/ day.
Increased intake of calcium by mother is highly essential, not only for the classification of foetal bones and teeth but also for protection of calcium resources of mother to meet the high demands during lactation. Dairy products are a primary source of calcium. Green leafy vegetables like agathi and gingelly seeds also contribute to calcium. ii) Iron Normal iron requirement for an adult woman is mg/ day, ICMR requirements during pregnancy is mg / day.
Additional iron requirement during pregnancy is computed from iron needs for foetal growth ( mg), expansion of maternal tissue including the red cell mass during pregnancy, (400mg) the iron content of placenta and the blood loss during parturition (250mg). There