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2004 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nutritional management improves the outcomes of multiple pregnancies.
According to a study from Australia, "good nutrition is central to achieving optimal fetal growth and development, and to maintaining maternal health and well-being. For multiple pregnancies, there is a growing body of evidence linking good maternal nutrition and weight gain to positive perinatal outcomes including reduced incidence of low birthweight and very low birthweight infants. Nutrition intervention appears to have important clinical implications for infant morbidity and mortality."
"Nutritional counselling can help women improve and maximize their intake of ''at risk nutrients'' such as iron, folate, essential fatty acids, calcium and ensure adequate energy intake to meet weight gain targets. Recommended optimal weight gains range from 16-20kg for twin pregnancies," K. Roem and ...