Child Delivery and Antioxidants

Obeagu Emmanuel Ifeanyi^1* & Obeagu Getrude Uzoma²

¹Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria
²Department of Nursing Science, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria

Obeagu Emmanuel Ifeanyi, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria.

Keywords: Labour; Child Delivery; Antioxidants

Abstract

Child delivery is a process that culminates from conception. Child delivery possesses stress that increases levels of free radicals both in the mother and the child. The increased levels of free radicals can affect the fetal heart rate and affect the outcome of child delivery if not handled promptly and accurately. Antioxidants are usually present in low levels in the body. Mothers are advised to eat foods rich in antioxidants to avert some dangers for the mother and the child.

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