VITAMIN MINERAL COMPLEXES AND PREGNANCY: WELL-KNOWN FACTS AND EVIDENCE-BASED DATA

Abstract

Adequate micronutrient intake during pregnancy or periconceptional period is essential for physiological ongoing pregnancy and normal fetal development. Number of authors reported efficacy of vitamin mineral complexes in reducing the risks of pregnancy complications, fetal malformations and adverse long-term outcomes. This manuscript represents a detailed review of the latest data on the role of micronutrients in prophylaxis of fetal congenital abnormalities and pregnancy complications. Moreover, outcomes of micronutrient deficiency and the way of its replacement described, as well as the significance of epigenetic changes in fetal programming underlying a variety of adulthood diseases and determining child’s and its offspring’s wellbeing.

Keywords

• pregnancy
• vitamin deficiency
• vitamin mineral complex