MOTHERS EATING HABITS AFFECT CHILD'S HEART HEALTH, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A HOLE IN THE HEART.

Mothers eating habits affects the child's heart health as per the experts opinion given in the second conference of the society of paediatric Cardiac critical care (SPCCC) held in PGIMER, where in the health experts stressed on how a mothers eating habits play a pivotal roll in the well being of children, particularly in cardiac health. The primary aim of the two days conference was to advance paediatric cardiac intensive care by means of the education and training. Experts opined that numerous issues can arise in congenital heart disease. The most prevalent is cardiac septal defect, commonly referred to as a hole in the heart. This anomaly can manifest in either the upper or lower chambers of the heart, disrupting the normal blood circulation process and impeding proper blood flow to the lungs. It was told by the experts on the training workshop and education that significant risk posed by anorexia, an illness where the children refrain from eating in order to maintain a certain physique, which can potentially lead to heart issues in their child, As per the health experts, in our country, child deaths within one year of birth have dropped from 89 to 28 per thousand between the years of 1990 and 2019 .