News tagged with maternal nutrition

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity problems associated with low folate levels in pregnant women

It has long been suggested that healthy folate (the natural form of folic acid) levels in expectant mothers goes hand in hand with healthy nervous system development in their children. A study published in an upcoming issue ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Oct 28, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Multivitamins in pregnancy reduce risk of low birth weights

Prenatal multivitamin supplements are associated with a significantly reduced risk of babies with a low birth weight compared with prenatal iron-folic acid supplementation, found a new study in the Canadian Medical Association Jo ...

Medicine & Health / Health

Jun 08, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0