Eating healthy food during pregnancy and after childbirth
Updated: 30 September 2022
Manuela Leporesi
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- Try to eat a variety of foods such as green and orange vegetables, milk, meat, poultry, fish, beans, nuts, whole grains and fruit
- Take supplements, like folic acid and iron, as advised by a health worker
- Make sure food is safe and clean
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Strengthening capacity for newborn screening, diagnosis and management of birth defects: WHO technical consultation on planning and implementing services integrated into national health systems in low- and middle-income countries
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Nutrition and Food Safety News - May-June 2026
One-hundred-and-second meeting - Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
FAO/WHO workshop on risk assessment of food allergens
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