CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS AS A RESULT OF VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES: SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS AND PRACTICAL CONCLUSIONS


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The provision of the maternal organism with all essential vitamins, vitamin-like substances, and trace elements is an undeniable factor contributing to physiological pregnancy and normal fetal development. It is commonly stated that micronutrient support of pregnancy is quite sufficient if it includes only iodine and folates. The results of a systematic analysis, which are given in this paper, show that deficiency of vitamins A, E, D, C, and virtually any of B Group vitamins (including folates, pyridoxine, and cyanocobalamin) during pregnancy substantially increase the risk of pregnancy pathology and fetal malformations. The available fundamental and clinical findings demonstrate that the use of just multivitamin preparations during pregnancy will have the highest effect for the effective micronutrient support of pregnant women and the prevention of pregnancy pathology and fetal malformations.

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O. A GROMOVA

Ivanovo State Medical Academy

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