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Maternal and child nutrition

Guidance for midwives, health visitors, pharmacists and other primary care services to improve the nutrition of pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and children in low income households.

Summary

This guidance is for health professionals, commissioners and managers, pharmacists, those providing pre-school childcare and other relevant public, community, voluntary and private sector organisations.  It relates to pregnant women (and those who are planning to become pregnant), mothers and other ...

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The guidance complements and supports, but does not replace, NICE clinical guidelines on: antenatal care, diabetes in pregnancy, intrapartum and postnatal care.


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About this guidance

Public health guidance PH11

Issued: March 2008

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