Why is dehydration so common during pregnancy?

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Drinking 8 glasses of water may be a reasonable estimate for proper hydration for a typical human being. With pregnancy your body changes significantly and need considerable more water than usual especially with the baby growing inside your body and requiring more and more water in order to sustain his growth. Apart from the development of the placenta and the amniotic sac, your body needs to bring into being extra blood vessels and blood, which all requires water. If you do not provide your body with all the extra fluids it needs, dehydration is imminent.

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