Maternal food intakes were assessed for one week in each trimester of pregnancy in 100 mothers from two socio-economically contrasting areas of London. There were significant differences in energy, fat and protein intakes as well as in many of the micro nutrients. There was also a significant difference in the mean birthweights with 11.8 per cent of the birthweights below 2500g and 50 per cent at or below 3000g in the lower socioeconomic group.
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