YES - Annette Briley, consultant midwife, baby charity Tommy's
I do agree with the government's proposed scheme, as long as the correct measures are in place to ensure that the money is only spent on fruit and vegetables. Having a nutritionally balanced diet during pregnancy is of utmost importance for both mum and the growing baby - especially with the recent dramatic rise in maternal obesity and growing concern surrounding the impact of fetal programming. This is the theory that adverse conditions created during pregnancy may lead to diseases in adulthood for the unborn foetus. NO - Norman Lamb, Liberal Democrat health spokesman
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