Kunemibhalo yesayensi engaphezu kuka-262 efunda ngemiphumela yalezi zidlo ekukhulelweni.¹ : akekho okhombisile ukwanda kokungasebenzi kahle okukhulu ezinganeni, futhi eyodwa kuphela eyabonisa ingozi encane eyengeziwe ye-hypostadias (ukungasebenzi kahle kwepipi) enganeni yesilisa kamama odla imifino. Izifundo ezinhlanu zikhombise isisindo sokuzalwa esiphansi ezinganeni zomama abadla imifino kuphela, kepha izifundo ezimbili zikhombise imiphumela ehlukile. Isikhathi sokukhulelwa, ngakolunye uhlangothi, sihlala sinjalo noma ngabe ungumuntu odla imifino noma cha.

Izifundo eziyisishiyagalolunye nokho zisikhanyisela ngezingozi zikavithamini B12 kanye nokuntuleka kwensimbi kwabesifazane abakhulelwe abadla imifino. Ekugcineni, ukudla kwe-vegan nemifino kungabhekwa njengokuphephile, inqobo nje uma ukunakekelwa okukhethekile kukhokhwa esidingweni samavithamini (ikakhulukazi i-vitamin B12) kanye ne-trace elements (ikakhulukazi okusansimbi). Olunye ucwaningo lukhombisile ukuthi abadla imifino abakhulelwe banokudla okungcono kakhulu kwe-magnesium, okunganciphisa kakhulu imvamisa yezinhlungu zethole ku-trimester yesithathu.².

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