The micronutrient intake of pregnant women may be insufficient, especially in underdeveloped countries. Thus, nutritional supplements are necessary, but some of them have proven inefficient. Maternal nutrient deficiency has been linked to multiple pathologies in newborns, such as low birth weight. It has other serious consequences on children’s health and development as well, including growth
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Teen pregnancy is a serious social problem worldwide. Statistics by World Bank reveal that 7.3 million girls become pregnant before the age of eighteen and 2.5 million girls give birth before the age of fifteen. Also, pregnancy and childbirth complications are the second highest cause of death in girls between the ages of fifteen and
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