Maternal Nutrition and Birth Outcomes
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Maternal nutrition and birth outcomes.
In this review, the authors summarize current knowledge on maternal nutritional requirements during pregnancy, with a focus on the nutrients that have been most commonly investigated in association with birth outcomes. Data sourcing and extraction included searches of the primary resources establishing maternal nutrient requirements during pregnancy (e.g., Dietary Reference Intakes), and search...
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عنوان ژورنال: Epidemiologic Reviews
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0193-936X,1478-6729
DOI: 10.1093/epirev/mxq001