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Pregnancy produces special nutritional demands in women. If childbearing occurs too often, especially in poor circumstances without adequate diet, the babies will be smaller in size and maternal exhaustion will result.
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© 1978 G.J. Ebrahim
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Ebrahim, G.J. (1978). Nutrition of the Pregnant Woman. In: Practical Mother and Child Health in Developing Countries. Tropical Community Health Manuals. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15959-8_3
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