Infant Diet

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Introduction

Deficiency of iron is what makes you sluggish during your menstrual cycle and brings immunity levels down. Another major requirement for iron is during a pregnancy, where the child and placenta need to grow and an iron deficiency could result in preterm delivery, low birth weight or in some extreme cases, cause infant mortality.

Discussion

Calcium, in addition to iron, calcium too is required to ensure a healthy gestation period. If there is insufficient calcium in the mother's intake, the body begins to take it from the parent body to sustain the growth of the foetus, which results in ...