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SUBMITTER: Spann MN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4471999 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Early human development 20150203 3
<h4>Objective</h4>Few studies of maternal prenatal diet and child development examine micronutrient status in relation to fetal assessment.<h4>Methods</h4>Twenty-four-hour dietary recall of zinc and folate and 20min of fetal heart rate were collected from 3rd trimester pregnant adolescents.<h4>Results</h4>Deficient zinc was associated with less fetal heart rate variability. Deficient folate had no associations with HRV. Neither deficient zinc nor deficient folate was related to fetal heart rate. ...[more]