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Premature births prevented by regular meals?

It is recommended that pregnant women eat regular meals. Three meals a day plus 2 or more snacks is ideal, according to some experts.

In a study of more than 2,000 pregnant women in the USA, 11 per cent of those who followed this advice went into labour earlier than expected. But for those who ate less frequently the figures were much higher. In women who ate only one meal a day, the premature birth rate was 19 per cent.

Eating frequent, small amounts of food appears to be a good policy for pregnant mums.


 

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