{"id":1780,"date":"2018-09-24T17:47:16","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T09:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pacificprime.hk\/blog\/?p=1780"},"modified":"2018-09-20T17:47:39","modified_gmt":"2018-09-20T09:47:39","slug":"pregnancy-insurance-cover-dietary-consultations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pacificprime.hk\/blog\/pregnancy-insurance-cover-dietary-consultations\/","title":{"rendered":"Why should pregnancy insurance cover dietary consultations?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dietitian or nutritionist consultation is crucial for expectant mothers. Such visits are meant to teach diet modification for a newly diagnosed medical condition, like pregnancy. Expecting parents have plenty of questions regarding the baby\u2019s and mother\u2019s health, and nutrition during pregnancy and breastfeeding is one of the major uncertainties. In today\u2019s article, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacificprime.hk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pacific Prime Hong Kong <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will try to answer why should maternity, or<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> pregnancy insurance cover<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dietitian visits as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='code-block code-block-2' style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacificprime.hk\/compare-quotes\/step-one\/?campSource=PPHK-Blog&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=content_banner&utm_campaign=Blog_Banner&utm_content=couple\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1281 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacificprime.hk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/WP-Banner-revamp-final-20221207_2.-Couple-final.jpg?resize=700%2C303&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Health insurance for couples banner\" width=\"700\" height=\"303\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why should <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pregnancy insurance cover<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dietary consultations?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the internet, you can find hundreds of blogs and portals giving all sorts of pregnancy-related nutrition advice. Even if many of them are just common sense, healthy eating tips posts, a consultation with a certified dietitian can help mothers to address nutrition matters on an individual level. Dietitian visits can address pregnancy-related issues such as:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Healthy weight gain during pregnancy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Existing and pregnancy-induced diabetes management<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meal planning for optimal prenatal weight gain and postnatal weight loss<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Protection against allergens <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introduction to foods that must be avoided (coffee, alcohol, certain types of dairy)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supplement consultation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overweight and obese pregnancies management <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As such, nutritional counseling is an ongoing process and doesn\u2019t stop at one visit. Mother\u2019s caloric and nutritional needs change with each trimester and understanding what to eat and in what amount is only the basic assistance you can get. If, for example, you are diagnosed with gestational diabetes, you will most likely require more frequent visits and sugar blood tests to monitor your progress. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Healthy pregnancy means a healthy baby <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poor diet during pregnancy and breastfeeding is linked to having a tremendous long term effect on the baby\u2019s health. Mothers who eat an unhealthy diet during pregnancy may be putting their babies at risk of developing long term, irreversible health issues including obesity, raised levels of cholesterol and blood sugar, a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2008\/06\/080630200951.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recent study finds<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes, obese and overweight women try to lose weight during pregnancy. While it is strongly discouraged by doctors and dietitians, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/diet-during-pregnancy-is-safe-and-reduces-risk-for-complications-study-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">one study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> shows that women who have been advised on weight management methods, especially diet, can benefit from healthy weight loss during pregnancy and have a lower risk of developing some pregnancy complications.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dieticians can advise on every aspect of nutrition <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s take the example of a pregnant women\u2019s diet and its connotations to food allergies in babies. Women during pregnancy or breastfeeding often wrongly avoid certain foods to protect their children from allergies. As per today, no single study confirms that eliminating allergenic foods during pregnancy and lactation is an effective way to prevent food allergies in babies. In reality, excluding certain products from the diet can adversely affect the woman&#8217;s nutritional status, as it poses a risk of nutritional deficiency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is both your GP and dietitian\u2019s jobs to stay up with the latest medical trends and studies. A certified nutritionist will more likely tell you about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/old.liu.se\/liu-nytt\/arkiv\/news\/1.11355?l=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which correlates omega-3 fats intake during pregnancy and breastfeeding to its protective impact on children\u2019s allergies. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4347216\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">another study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found that your baby might develop a peanut allergy via skin exposure to allergens, without ever consuming them. Washing your hands after eating or touching peanuts is therefore recommended. In the example of food allergies, and especially if one of the parents is allergic, it is best to seek professional advice, and not rely on the medical knowledge of the internet. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bottom line<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In essence, nutritional counseling is a very important aspect of a healthy pregnancy. In many cases, dietitian visits will help women who are trying to conceive, as well as pregnant and breastfeeding mothers to deliver the optimal amount of calories and nutrients for a healthy development of a fetus, and later a baby. Dietitian visits should then continue during the course of pregnancy, as caloric and nutrition needs are changing, and in some cases, issues may arise. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The knowledge that women acquire during these visits will be beneficial for them and the babies in the long term.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='code-block code-block-3' style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacificprime.hk\/compare-quotes\/step-one\/?campSource=PPHK-Blog&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=content_banner&utm_campaign=Blog_Banner&utm_content=family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1282 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacificprime.hk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/WP-Banner-revamp-final-20221207_3.-Family-final.jpg?resize=700%2C303&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Family health insurance banner\" width=\"700\" height=\"303\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pregnancy insurance cover <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dietitian consultations?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether your pregnancy insurance covers nutrition counseling depends on the obtained plan. Most of the maternity plans that our insurance advisors suggest to our clients are the comprehensive ones. It means that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacificprime.hk\/health-insurance-plans\/maternity-insurance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pregnancy insurance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> covers not only the basic needs such as pre-natal check-ups and delivery costs but literally all issues and complications related to pregnancy, childbirth and newborn baby (up to 30 days after birth). <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact Pacific Prime for pregnancy insurance cover<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re planning to have a baby, now it\u2019s the best time to shop for a pregnancy insurance cover. Maternity plans always come with a moratorium, or a waiting period of around 10 months or more of paid maternity coverage before covering pregnancy, birth, and newborn-related costs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s why planning in advance is your safest option if you\u2019re worried about pregnancy-related medical costs. Obtaining maternity insurance while already pregnant is extremely difficult, and expensive, as insurers will drastically increase the premiums for the benefits, or deny insuring you completely. You may not qualify for maternity insurance in this case, but we would still strongly encourage our clients to buy a special <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacificprime.hk\/health-insurance-plans\/newborn-insurance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">newborn insurance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> coverage, which will protect your baby from the moment he or she is born. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We know that maternity insurance can be confusing. Feel free to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacificprime.hk\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contact us<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if you have any questions about what pregnancy insurance covers and its price in Hong Kong, or worldwide. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='code-block code-block-6' style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacificprime.hk\/compare-quotes\/step-one\/?campSource=PPHK-Blog&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=cta_banner&utm_campaign=Blog_Banner&utm_content=quote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1279\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacificprime.hk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/HK-BANNER-Couple.jpg?resize=700%2C303&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Get a quote banner\" width=\"700\" height=\"303\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dietitian or nutritionist consultation is crucial for expectant mothers. 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