The first trimester of pregnancy is an especially critical period and Group of answer choices is a time when nutritional deficiencies have little effects on the developing fetus. is a time of particular importance to avoid nutritional deficiencies, environmental exposures that could harm the fetus and drug/alcohol use. involves a rapid increase in cell size rather than cell number. is the least critical time during fetal development
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