L1 community medicine Flashcards

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why lactating mother need more energy until 2800 Kcal than pregnant woman ?

A

because lactating process need more energy than in pregnancy

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why pregnant women need more folic acid supplement more than lactating mother?

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because in pregnancy we want to prevent neural tube defect of the fetus

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