Dear Reader, It's important to be concerned with your nutrition during pregnancy.
Many nutrients are vital for proper fetal development.
Calcium is one of these nutrients, and yogurt is an excellent source of it. Women need at least 1,000 milligrams of calcium and 5 micrograms of vitamin D a day when pregnant. If not enough of these nutrients is taken in during pregnancy, then the embryo may be at risk for abnormal development. It's removed from the mother's bones during the early stages of fetal development to provide the fetus with the calcium necessary for its normal bone and teeth development. In the last few weeks of pregnancy, over 300 milligrams of calcium are delivered to the fetus every day from the mother.