Aikaterini Apostolopoulou, Antigoni Tranidou, Violeta Chroni, Ioannis Tsakiridis, Eirini Tsekitsidi, Ioustini Kalaitzopoulou, Emmanuella Magriplis, Dimitra Bakaloudi, Lydia Chrysoula, Nikolaos Pazaras, Themistoklis Dagklis, Michail Chourdakis
INTRODUCTION: The importance of micronutrient intake during the preconceptional and early pregnancy period for both maternal and fetal outcomes is well-known, however, relevant data are not available for Greek pregnant women. The aim of the present study is to delineate the nutritional status preceding conception among a representative cohort of Greek pregnant women. METHODS: This was a prospective study of pregnant women from routine care, recruited at 11+0 -13+6 gestational weeks, between December 2020 and October 2022, at the 3rd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece...
December 2024: Journal of Maternal-fetal & Neonatal Medicine