Which nutritional information should the nurse suggest to a pregnant patient who follows a vegetarian eating plan?

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Vitamin B₁₂ is found almost exclusively in animal protein, so if animal protein is excluded from the diet, vitamin B₁₂ deficiency can occur unless this is supplemented. The patient should anticipate needing a vitamin B₁₂ supplement while pregnant. The patient is a vegetarian and will not add meat to the diet. The intake of fruit will not adversely affect the patient or the development fetus. The patient may or may not want to discontinue the vegetarian diet while pregnant.

Which Nutritional Information Should the Nurse Suggest to a Pregnant