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Show VV. JANUARY 10, 1974 A word on weight gain A'little something to go with the January White Sales. Thursday through Monday. . . . By Lindsay R. Curtis, M.D. DEAR DR. CURTIS: After four pregnancies under the care of three different obstetricians, and having also read on ' the several articles subject, I am amazed at the divergence in medical opinion concerning weight gain during pregnancy. My first doctor was very strict and limited me to a gain of less than 20 pounds. around The second said thirty, and the last acted as though it didnt really matter. as if Im expecting again, and Id appreciate having you set the weight-gairecord straight once and for all. M. V. Think of it as the chocolate frosting on the cake. Now you can move up to a queen or king size mattress at savings, before you go downtown to save on new sheets. Or, buy one of our queen clearance bedrooms atid well give you the sheets. And the blanket. And the pillows. Dont be short sheeted. 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And practical melamine tops carefully matched to the warm distressed pecan finish. Youll be nuts about it. Matching chest, $169.95. Night stand, $49.95. Dresser, mirror, headboard, frame, bedding package Contrary to what doctors once supposed, weight - gain seems to have no effect on blood pressure, nor will it harm the fetus unless the mother accumulates so much weight that fetal size becomes excessive. $299.95 Current information suggests that a gain of more than 30 pounds is usually too much, and that the more weight a mother accumulates the larger the baby will be. The larger her baby, ,the greater are the chances of complications such as longer labor, difficult delivery, etc. those women Conversely, gaining less than 10 pounds will usually have smaller offspring, who also run a greater risk of neurological damage. Inadequate weight gain may of also suggest problems malnutrition for both mother and baby. 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Those with excessive gain acquire added weight from start to finish. ..MV ft rt tf t ywwt' trI '.'ffttri ed Dresser, twin mirrors, headboard, frame, bedding package $399.95 As you Can see it is impossible to set the weight-gai- n record straight once and for all. Currently, however, we believe that a gain of 15 to 30 pounds (varying with individual size, build, bone structure, state of nutrition, etc.) is a normal Increase, assuring the best chances for a normal pregnancy and offspring DEAR DR. CURTIS: I recently underwent an experience my doctor calls very rare, I lost my baby prior to delivery because of blood from hemorrhage vessels within the umbilical cord. I have never heard of this condition before and wonder if anything can be done to prevent it. MRS. B. T. DEAR MRS. T.: The condition is called vasa previa, one in which blood vessels within the umbilical cord become distended and stretch across the uterine opening. 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