Healthful Woman Podcast
Nutrition in Twin Pregnancies_ Simple, yet Critical with Dr. Barbara Luke .
Episode 151
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44m
Dr. Barbara Luke, an MPH, reproductive epidemiologist, nurse, nutritionist, and author of a book on expecting twins, joins Dr. Fox to discuss prenatal nutrition in twin pregnancies. Dr. Luke says that she finds prenatal nutrition to be “the most positive and preventative medicine you could possibly do, building healthy babies.” In this episode, she explains her research into the subject and what expectant twin mothers need to know.
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