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- 3. Birth _______ often occur before the tenth week of pregnancy.
- 4. Helps both the mother and the baby’s blood carry oxygen.
- 6. Birth Defects often occur before the _____ week of pregnancy.
- 10. A bad diet can cause _________ births.
- 11. Helps prevent the new mother from loosing her own bone density as the fetus uses the mineral for bone growth.
- 12. 25-35 pounds (_________ total weight gain) depending on the size of the pregnant mother
- 14. Women need to prepare their bodies___ year ahead.
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- 1. acid, Reduces the risk of birth defects of the brain and spinal cord.
- 2. A pregnant woman should have four servings of which food group?
- 5. If ________ are lacking, the mother suffers first and then the baby suffers.
- 7. A mother brings to her pregnancy all of her previous life __________; diet, food habits, and attitudes.
- 8. hundred, Recommended that women get _______ micrograms of folic acid each day.
- 9. The outcome of her baby’s ______ depends on mother’s nutritional state.
- 10. The practice of craving substances with little or no nutritional value.
- 13. Helps prepare for the strain of labor.
