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which may be observed even when their intrauterine growth, assessed by the mean birth weight, is reduced.This argument is compelling when considering populations in whom normal growth of totally breast-fed babies occurs.It is highly questionable whether a purely nutritional explanation of intrauterine growth retardation is compatible with successful lactation as judged by good growth in early infancy.Thus good maternal nutrition during pregnancy is not the only prerequisite for normal fetal growth: it is also important that the mother is not subjected to heavy physical demands and is allowed adequate periods of rest in the weeks before birth.