title: Nutrition and the unborn baby.
abstract: Nutrition and consequently the development of the unborn baby is profoundly influenced by the maternal nutritional state from conception to birth. This paper reviews the nutritional aspects of pregnancy in the light of current knowledge, with special reference to the effects of various nutrients and vitamins. Perinatal mortality in relation to maternal diet and the teratogenic effects induced by the abuse of antiepileptic drugs and other agents are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Central Laboratory and Blood Bank, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Wahid
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Fathi
mesh_terms: D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000502:physiology*