title: Micronutrients in pregnancy: current knowledge and unresolved questions.
abstract: Micronutrient status is increasingly recognized to play an important role in the health and well-being of pregnant women and in the development and long-term health of the offspring. On 26th - 28th February 2009, The Child Health Foundation invited leading experts in this area to a scientific workshop at Obergurgl, Austria to review and critically discuss current knowledge, to identify issues that may need to be addressed in future recommendations, and to highlight priorities and opportunities for future research. This report summarizes updated key conclusions of the workshop with regards to micronutrients' intake and physiological role related to mother, placenta and fetus, as well as relevance for adverse pregnancy and long-term outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Center for Fetal Research Giorgio Pardi, University of Milan, Via G. B. Grassi, 74, 20157 Milano, Italy. cristiana.berti@gmail.com
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Berti
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Biesalski
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gärtner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lapillonne
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pietrzik
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Poston
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Redman
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Koletzko
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cetin
mesh_terms: D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018977:Micronutrients / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D018977:Micronutrients