The postpartum period begins after the delivery of the baby and ends when the mother’s body has returned as closely as possible to its pre-pregnant state. This period usually lasts six to eight weeks.
Although everyone needs the same nutrients, the amounts we need change as our lives change. This message is for all women of childbearing age, mothers-to-be, and growing families everywhere. We will discuss perhaps the three most important phases of nutrient requirements that determine an individuals lifelong health and nutrition status; Pregnancy, lactation, and infancy.
Menopause - the end of menstruation, is caused by a decline in the production of two hormones, estrogen and progesterone, by the ovaries.
Both estrogen and progesterone are known for their role in sexuality and reproduction, but both perform a wide range of other critical tasks in the body. At menopause the body’s overall estrogen levels decline about 80 percent, and although the ovaries are no longer making estrogen, some estrogen is still being produced by the adrenal glands and fat tissue. Production of progesterone is virtually nothing, and many women feel the loss of these hormones acutely.
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