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Imogen Howse

90% Of Pregnant Women Lacking Essential Nutrients For Healthy Babies, Study Finds

Pregnant women are not getting the essential nutrients they and their babies need from modern diets, especially vegetarian and vegan ones. PHOTO BY SHVETS PRODUCTION/PEXELS 

Pregnant women are not getting the essential nutrients they and their babies need from modern diets, especially vegetarian and vegan ones.

A new study, which analyzed the health of more than 1,700 expectant mothers from high-income countries such as the UK, New Zealand, and Singapore, found that 90 percent were lacking the key vitamins necessary for a healthy pregnancy and healthy newborn.

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