Pregnancy is a critical period during which maternal nutrition and lifestyle choices are major influences on mother and child health. Improving the wellbeing of mothers, infants, and children
is key to the health of the next generation. One in 33 babies (approximately 3%) is born with a birth defect
2
;in2010,
low-birth-weight (LBW) infants
comprised 8.1% of US births.
3
Birth defects and LBW are rankedfirst and second, respectively, among the 10 leading
causes of death in US infants in 2006.
3
A
woman’s chance of having a healthy
baby improves when she adopts healthy
behaviors, including good nutrition;
recommended supplementation; and
avoidance of smoking, alcohol, and illicit
drugs before becoming pregnant.
2
Pregnancy is a critical period during which maternal nutrition and lifestyle choices are major influences on mother and child health. Improving the wellbeing of mothers, infants, and childrenis key to the health of the next generation. One in 33 babies (approximately 3%) is born with a birth defect2;in2010,low-birth-weight (LBW) infantscomprised 8.1% of US births.3Birth defects and LBW are rankedfirst and second, respectively, among the 10 leadingcauses of death in US infants in 2006.3Awoman’s chance of having a healthybaby improves when she adopts healthybehaviors, including good nutrition;recommended supplementation; andavoidance of smoking, alcohol, and illicitdrugs before becoming pregnant.2
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