The Farm Midwifery Center experience supports the view that most cases of toxemia can be prevented with good diet. In a published study of the prenatal records and dietary histories of 775 women from The Farm community, only one woman developed a case of preeclampsia (0.1%). Her case was mild, and her babies were all born vaginally. 4 Women from our community eat high-protein vegetarian diets (with protein sources such as soybean products, various varieties
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