_________ are the two components that make up approximately 15 pounds of the recommended weight gain during pregnancy.

a. The placenta and the mother’s fat stores
b. The amniotic sac fluid and the infant at birth
c. The maternal fat stores and the additional blood volume
d. The infant at birth and the mother’s fat stores
e. The increased size of the uterus and increases in the mother’s fluid volume


Answer: D

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