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Heavy work . Niacin equivalent (g) Sedentary work Moderate work + + Heavy work Pyridoxine mg . . .
Ascorbic acid mg Dietary folate μg Vitamin B12 μg . . . Magnesium Zinc Table .
ICMR recommended dietary allowances of a lactating mother- UNIT. - - Nutrition in pregnancy, lactation and infancy • No food need be withheld from the mother unless it causes distress to the infant. Occasionally, tomatoes, onions, members of cabbage family, chocolate, spices and condiments may cause gastric distress or loose stools in the infant. Suggest a few recipes that promotes milk production.
Activity : . . Practice incompatible with lactation Some substance impair milk production or enter breast milk and interfere with infant development. Some medical condition prohibit breastfeeding.
This section describes these circumstances. a) Alcohol Alcohol easily enters breast milk, and its concentration peaks within an hour of ingestion. Infants drink less breast milk when their mother have consumed even small amount of alcohol. b) Medical drugs Many drugs are compatible with breastfeeding, but some medicines are contraindicated, either because they suppress lactation or because they are secreted into breast milk and can harm the infant.
c) Illicit drug I llicit drugs of course are harmful to the physical and emotional health of both the mother and the nursing infant. Breast milk can deliver such high dose of illicit drugs as to cause irritability, tremors, hallucination and even death in infants. d) Smoking Cigarette smoking reduces milk volume, smokers may produce too little milk to meet their infant’s energy needs. Consequently infants of breast feeding mothers who smoke gain less weight whereas infant’s of those who do not smoke.
At the higher level, the amount of folate lost by the mother would be about 25µg a day. An additional allowance of 100µg of folate should be provided during lactation. e) Fluid An increase intake of fluid is necessary for adequate