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Nutrition During Pregnancy
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Good food is a celebration of life. But celebrating two lives does not mean consuming double the amount of food. Pregnancy nutrition is not empty calories. A woman with normal weight should put on weight by up to an average 25-35 pounds (11-15 kgs), to support the baby weight; extra nutrients, blood, fluids; enlarged breast and uterus. A pregnant woman might need around 300 extra calories a day than compared to the non-pregnancy stage. These calories should be derived from nutritious food.
