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Death by vegan breastfeeding
Note: the title above is just for me and is not to appear on the final page upon merge.

Pregnancy, babies and children
As of 2003 the American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada considered well-planned vegan diets "appropriate for all stages of the life cycle, including during pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood and adolescence." The German Society for Nutrition cautioned against a vegan diet for pregnant women and children as of 2011. The American Dietetic Association added that a regular source of B12 is crucial for pregnant, lactating and breastfeeding women. According to Reed Mangels, maternal stores of B12 appear not to cross the placenta, and researchers have reported cases of vitamin B12 deficiency in lactating vegetarian mothers that were linked to deficiencies and neurological disorders in their children. Pregnant vegans may also need to take extra vitamin D, depending on their exposure to sunlight and whether they are eating fortified foods. Doctors may recommend iron supplements and folic acid for all pregnant women (vegan, vegetarian and non-vegetarian). A doctor or registered dietitian should be consulted about taking supplements during pregnancy.

Some links
deaths by vegan malnutrition http://naturalhygienesociety.org/diet-veganbaby.html

inadequacy of vegan diet for children http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/70/4/582.short http://nah.sagepub.com/content/12/3/189.abstract http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01963568 http://www.bmj.com/content/1/6159/296?variant=abstract http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01997226 http://search.proquest.com/openview/4cb096bf741d8708545f5f9f5869e101/1?pq-origsite=gscholar

other http://acsh.org/1997/04/why-i-am-not-a-vegetarian/