title: Consequences of poor maternal micronutrition before and during early pregnancy.
abstract: In developing countries, micronutrient deficiencies are common and associated with poor pregnancy outcomes, which may in turn have longer-term effects on human health. The peri-conceptional period represents a particularly sensitive window of feto-placental development, during which suboptimal maternal micronutrition may have far-reaching consequences. The effects of targeted interventions during this period have been little studied in humans.
authors.affiliation: MRC Keneba, Medical Research Council Laboratories, P.O. Box 273, Banjul, The Gambia. sowens@mrc.gm <sowens@mrc.gm>
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Owens
authors.forename: Caroline H D
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Fall
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005306:Fertilization / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D018977:Micronutrients; D011203:Poverty; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000453:epidemiology; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First / Q000502:physiology; D039401:Prenatal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
chemical_list: D018977:Micronutrients