Nutritional deficiencies can complicate
pregnancy outcomes
Some of the leading causes of neonatal deaths like LBW*, preterm birth, IUGR†
may be due to nutritional deficiencies3
*LBW: Low Birth Weight; †IUGR: Intrauterine Growth Retardation
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