Dangers of drinking tea for pregnant women - Health of Pregnant Women

Dangers of drinking tea for pregnant women

Tea is fresh and healthy. But for women who are pregnant, should carefully consume tea. As suggested by a scientist who completed her latest research on the impact of tea for pregnant women.
Research conducted by the University of Alberta found that tea is not always healthy. Tests performed show that many types of tea contain harmful lead concentrations, especially for pregnant women, lactating mothers and infants.
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1. Interfere with the Nervous SystemIn small doses though, lead has an impact on growing children and fetuses, as it can affect the nervous system. The scientists found that the highest concentrations of lead were in tea brewed for 15 minutes.Some of the tea being tested were teas from China, India and Sri Lanka. The highest concentration of lead is found in Chinese tea.With these results, scientists recommend that pregnant and breast-feeding women reduce their consumption of tea or tea only 1-2 cups daily.


2. AnemiaMany women tend to often have anemia during pregnancy. Therefore, they need an additional amount of iron during their pregnancy period.Additional iron can be obtained through the consumption of foods containing iron such as cassava leaves, bananas, jengkol, avocado, and so forth. However, if accompanied by tea consumption, the iron will not be obtained.Tea consumption in pregnant women, especially pregnancy in the first trimester is believed to help reduce nausea. But when pregnancy stepped on the second and third trimesters, tea consumption should start to be reduced.Excessive tea consumption can hinder the absorption of iron because of the tannin content in it. While iron is needed in the process of formation of red blood cells.The absorption of iron itself by the body will be hampered if too much tea. Although eating plenty of iron food sources, it will be difficult to recover from anemia problems if you still drink tea every morning.


3. MiscarriageIn the first trimester, the required blood is not so much, so tea consumption is still allowed. Once entering the second and third trimesters, should stop drinking tea.In addition to tea, other drinks not recommended during pregnancy are caffeine. Consumption of caffeine during pregnancy may increase the risk of impaired fetal growth and miscarriage.


4. Increased Blood Pressure and HeartConsumption of caffeine can increase the frequency of urination so that the risk of dehydration, as well as increased blood pressure and heart.Women who are pregnant need to share a variety of nutrients to supply the metabolic needs of the body and also the fetus in the womb.If you drink too much tea, the tannin or tannin substances in tea can berenyawa with iron in the food consumed. So the nutrient content in food is not absorbed by the body.


5. Baby Born PrematureThe ongoing condition of anemia due to tea consumption during pregnancy causes the transport of nutrients from pregnant women to the fetus to be inhibited.The fetus will grow slowly so that the body weight and immunity weaken and after birth may be born prematurely.


6. Fetal DeathTransport of nutrients from pregnant women to the fetus due to anemia in some cases can cause fetal death in the womb. The conditions are quite scary and risky for pregnant women.


7. Insomnia

Sleep well and adequate rest is one element that needs to be equipped to keep pregnancy healthy.If consuming too much tea, it is the same as entering caffeine into the body. Caffeine itself in addition to overcoming morning sickness, also causes insomnia in the night (insomnia).

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