Nutrition and pregnancy refers to the nutrient intake, and dietary planning that is undertook before, during and after pregnancy.
Not only have physical disorders been linked with ill-nutrition before and during pregnancy, but neurological disorders and handicaps are a risk that is run by mothers who are ill-nourished, a condition which can also lead to the child becoming more susceptible to later degenerative disease(s).
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