Healthy mum, healthy baby

Experts say a woman's health, nutrition and mental well-being will affect her child's disposition to mental, developmental and chronic disorders

Gestational diabetes is easy to manage and avoid as long as lifestyle changes are made.
Gestational diabetes is easy to manage and avoid as long as lifestyle changes are made. PHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO
Manager H'ng Shiau Chen, 40, who had gestational diabetes while pregnant with her daughter Kylie, 10 (both above), switched to a low-sugar diet and started eating more protein after the diagnosis. Business development manager Veronica Teo, 30, seen h
Manager H'ng Shiau Chen, 40, who had gestational diabetes while pregnant with her daughter Kylie, 10 (both above), switched to a low-sugar diet and started eating more protein after the diagnosis. ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO
Shabana Begum
Updated
Jan 20, 2021, 06:07 AM
Published
Jan 20, 2021, 05:00 AM
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For the last five months of her pregnancy, Mrs Veronica Teo had to prick her fingers at least 11 times a day.

She had to monitor her blood sugar levels every few hours, including before and after meals.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on January 20, 2021, with the headline Healthy mum, healthy baby. Subscribe

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