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Prenatal supplements fall woefully short in providing crucial nutrition during pregnancy – and most women don’t even know it

Written by Mary Scourboutakos, Family Medicine Resident and Nutrition Expert, Eastern Virginia Medical School

Prenatal supplements are not the insurance plan that many doctors believe them to be.SDI Productions/E+ via Getty Images

If there’s one thing doctors agree on, it’s that all of their pregnant patients should take prenatal supplements. As a result, about 3 in 4 expecting mothers follow their doctor’s advice.

But even though...

Prenatal supplements fall woefully short in providing crucial nutrition during pregnancy – and most women don’t even know it

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