Pregnant mother will receive£200 from government to spend on healthy food from April 2009.
Expectant mothers will receive the one-off payment in their 29th week of pregnancy to encourage them to eat healthily. The Department of Health hopes that the grant will cut infant mortality and close the health inequality gap.
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