Fertility and Food

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This post was originally published by Elise Maxwell at Ova Woman.

Nutrition and exercise can impact fertility and fetal development. We connected with Dr. Laura Nezworski an OB/GYN at Hennepin County Medical Center to learn more about pre-pregnancy nutrition. Here are a few of Dr. Nezworski’s tips:

• Start taking a prenatal vitamin about a month before you start trying to conceive. Prenatal vitamins are expensive, but if you are on Medicaid they are covered.
• Look for prenatal vitamins with DHA. This is a fatty acid that helps with fetal brain development.
• Eat monounsaturated fats and opt for full fat dairy over low fat dairy.

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