Prenatal nutrition: A critical window of opportunity for mother and child

Women's Health

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 639-659

  Shapira, Niva ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Brain development; Maternal nutrition; Multivitamin supplementation; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; FOLIC ACID; IODINE; IRON; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; ZINC;

BIRTH DEFECT; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUNGER; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLIC BALANCE; NUTRIENT; OBESITY; OVARY CYCLE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL PERIOD; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUPPLEMENTATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OVERNUTRITION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; VITAMINS;

EID: 59349093321     PISSN: 17455057     EISSN: 17455065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/17455057.4.6.639     Document Type: Review

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