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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
imagePrenatal 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.

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