Maternal Nutrition
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Maternal Weight Gain
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Nutritional
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Table 11-1, pg 220
Chapter 11, pg.
219: wt. gain: 11lbs – fetus, placenta, amniotic fluid; 2 lbs – uterus; inc blood volume – 4 lbs; breasts – 3 lbs;
maternal stores 5 – 10 lbs