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Re: Protein? Pre-term delivery with twinsFrom: Meg (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 31 Jan 2003 11:23:08 -0600 (CST)
At Thu, 30 Jan 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: > >ok ..i have asked my perinatologist about what hope (the child-birth >educator)says about protein preventing preterm delivery ..he says this is a >crock!! if the babies are going to arrive early they are..sometimes there are >nothing that can be done to prevent pre-term with twins..also i was on a high >protein diet and went to a nutrionist with all 3 pregnancies and had >pre-eclampsia..my doc also said if this is all that was needed to prevent >pre-eclampsia it would be a miracle..since their are no known exact cause >what causes it..and he has MD OBGYN ETC... after his name not child birth >educator..justa little info...congrats to all you pregnant ladies and good >luck to all the ones trying!!!! =) I have to come down on both sides of this issue-on the one hand, I don't believe there are any medical studies that prove a high protein diet will prevent preterm labor. On the other hand, just because something hasn't been proven doesn't mean it couldn't possibly be true. The truth is, the medical profession does not know what causes preterm labor, or how to prevent it. There are most likely a multitude of contributing factors involved. Diet could be a factor-there is more incidence of preterm labor in malnourished women. It seems to me if something isn't harmful and might possibly be helpful it's worth a try!
-- Meg
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