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The first 1,000 days. The crucial periods in infant metabolic and cognitive development are thought to occur during the first 1,000 days of fetal/infant life and can be divided into three phases: pregnancy, breast (or formula) feeding, and a period of increasing complementary feeding. General maternal/fetal and maternal/infant interactions are indicated for each phase
