Adolescents often have smaller babies than mature women. They are advised to gain more weight during pregnancy to ________.

A. meet both the fetal and mother's growth needs
B. provide calories needed for the infant to be larger than normal at birth
C. avoid ketosis
D. All of these choices are accurate.


Answer: A

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