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Most pregnant women need iron supplements because:
 
 a. their RDA for iron is twice that of non-pregnant women.
  b. the body does not conserve iron well during pregnancy.
  c. iron supplements are better absorbed than iron from food.
  d. their iron reserves are generally not high.

Question 2

If nursing mothers want to store expressed milk in a refrigerator, the temperature setting should be _____ degrees.
 a. 50
  b. 39
  c. 45
  d. 55
  e. 78



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

b





 

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