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After nine months of pregnancy and then giving birth, you'd think it was all plain sailing from then on, but for many, this sadly isn't the reality.

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Hello and welcome to Food For Thought on Motherhood, a special mini-series on all things pregnancy, childbirth and baby.

I'm Rianne Lambert, registered nutritionist, author of Renarish, a simple way to eat well and founder of Retrition London's leading private nutrition clinic.

In this special mini-series, I'm joined by leading health professionals so that together we can all learn fact from fiction and support your journey, whether that's through conception, pregnancy, or just like me as a brand new mum.

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