Improving maternal nutrition for better pregnancy outcomes

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 454-459

  Nnam, N M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Foetus; Nutrients; Nutrition education; Pregnancy; Varied diets

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FOLIC ACID; IODINE; IRON; RETINOL; ZINC;

AFRICA; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD SECURITY; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; INFECTION RISK; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; NUTRITION EDUCATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FORTIFIED FOOD; INFANT; MALNUTRITION; MOTHER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERINATAL DEATH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MOTHERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERINATAL DEATH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL EDUCATION;

EID: 84948381850     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665115002396     Document Type: Conference Paper

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