Nutri&onal status and birth weight

English Professor David Barkers epidemological research studies show that

the nutri&onal status of the mother, mainly as hemoglobin count has an effect on fetal

development.

Nutri&onal status and birth weight

This has also been &ed to the health of the infant throughout life.

Nutri&onal status and birth weight

From the beginning of the century new-born babies weight as well as the placenta has

been recorded.

We know today that a low nutri&onal status, above all low hemoglobin values in the mother, is reflected in placental weight

versus baby weight.

Nutri&onal status and birth weight

By combining these data for more than 5 000 persons and comparing them with health

development throughout life certain conclusions could be drawn.

Nutri&onal status and birth weight

It turns out that those born by mothers with low nutri&onal status suffered from various internal diseases such as low blood pressure

and diabetes to a higher degree, an increased risk of coronary heart disease and the

disorders related to it: stroke, non-insulin dependent diabetes, raised blood pressure,

and the metabolic syndrome

Nutri&onal status and birth weight

A substan&al number of studies show that mineral and vitamin supplements especially during the vital first trimester has a decisive influence on maternal nutri&onal status and

birth weight of the baby.

Nutri&onal status and birth weight

The "fetal origins hypothesis", states that cardiovascular disease and non-insulin dependent diabetes originate through

adapta&ons that the fetus makes when it is undernourished.

Nutri&onal status and birth weight

These adapta&ons may be cardiovascular, metabolic or endocrine and include slowing

of growth, they permanently change the structure and func&on of the body.

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