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Which benefits does a pregnant woman gain from iron, calcium, and phosphorus?

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Essential ingrediant: Better living for the body through chemistry! po4, fe, and ca are the chemical symbols for the above ingredients and the body uses them all in pregnancy for assimilating another new product.(baby).

Answered 8/13/2013

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