Background Neurodevelopmental disorders are increasingly believed to originate from
intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). Current reviews exploring the neurodevelopmental …

Nutrition is the major intrauterine environmental factor that alters expression of the fetal
genome and may have lifelong consequences. This phenomenon, termed “fetal …

Maternal nutrition during pregnancy has a pivotal role in the regulation of placental-fetal
development and thereby affects the lifelong health and productivity of offspring. Suboptimal …

Significance: Epidemiological and animal studies have demonstrated a close link between
maternal nutrition and chronic metabolic disease in children and adults. Compelling …

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) with absent or
reversed end-diastolic blood flow in the umbilical artery and very preterm birth on cognitive …

Two of every 1000 live-born children develop cerebral palsy (CP). The aetiology of CP is
often unclear and because CP is a symptom complex rather than a disease, clinically …

Pathological fetal growth is associated with perinatal morbidity and the development of
diabetes and cardiovascular disease later in life. Placental nutrient transport is a primary …

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) due to placental insufficiency affects 5–10% of all
pregnancies and it is associated with a wide range of short-and long-term …

Aims Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), a condition affecting 7–15% of all pregnancies,
is associated with an increased mortality rate during adulthood. Several animal models have …