You aren't on a knife edge though. You run equal risks if you don't watch your nutrition for any pregnancy. Bear in mind these points to help make things clearer: - this was an isolated incident that occurred 8 years ago -- there are many cases of babies dying due to malnutrition that [i]aren't[/i] vegan, but you don't hear about them. The fact that this incident made headlines shows just how uncommon it is. - [url=http://www.veganhealth.org/articles/realveganchildren]There are countless healthy vegan children, raised with proper care and attention.[/url]