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GROWING
HEALTHY BABlES
There's
No
Second Chance!
November / Oecember 1982
by
Sheila Graham
Here is what every reader should know
about nutrition in pregnancy.
Y
ou'RE GOING
to have a
baby! You ' re proud ,
and so happy.
You congratulate each other
on your mutual creative ingenu–
ity. What a threesome you will
make . The grandparents a re
ecstatic.
And suddenly, it begins to sink
in . There's no turning back. You
are committed to a responsibili ty
that will affect you as an individual
and as a fami ly for the remainder of
your life.
What parent hasn't asked: What
if the baby doesn't turn out to be
the beautiful, healthy child every–
one expects? What if the baby is
one of the thousands born each year
with a birth defect? What can we
do to prevent such a tragedy?
Going to the Doctor
You talk to friends and acquain–
tances and find who the best obste–
trician in town is. After talking to
your doctor, you begin to feel more
reassured. Here's someone knowl–
edgeable who will share, even car–
ry, a major burden of responsibility
for you. What a relief. All you have
to do is follow his directions to the
~
letter and you will bave fulfilled
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your obligations. Who could blame
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you t hen if anything went wrong ?
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But, can you really shift your
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responsibilities so easily? No, it's not
g
that simple. An obstetrician may be
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