Before the beginning: nutrition and lifestyle in the preconception period and its importance for future health

Judith Stephenson; Nicola Heslehurst; Jennifer Hall; Danielle Schoenaker; Jayne Hutchinson; Janet Cade; Lucilla Poston; Geraldine Barrett; Sarah Crozier; Mary Barker; Kalyanaraman Kumaran; Chittaranjan S. Yajnik; Janis Baird; Gita D. Mishra

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(18)30311-8

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PregnancyPsychological interventionMedicineMicronutrientObservational studyEnvironmental healthPopulationReproductive healthIntervention (counseling)ObesityGerontologyNursing

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Year: 2018
Type: review
Volume: 391
Issue: 10132
Pages: 1830-1841
Citations: 1106
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                                    Judith Stephenson, 
                                
                                    Nicola Heslehurst, 
                                
                                    Jennifer Hall
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            Before the beginning: nutrition and lifestyle in the preconception period and its importance for future health. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 391
                            (10132)
                            , 1830-1841.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(18)30311-8
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)30311-8