Fetus

EFSA consults on riboflavin draft opinion

24-Apr-2017 By Nathan Gray

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a public consultation on its draft scientific opinion on dietary reference values for riboflavin (vitamin B2).

Excess vitamin A may prevent foetal formation of blood cells

25-Feb-2015 By Niamh Michail

Excessive retinoic acid – a molecule derived from vitamin A  – can prevent the healthy development of blood in embryos, a team of Swedish researchers have found. 

Maternal vitamin A deficiency linked to postnatal asthma: Mouse data

13-Feb-2014

US researchers may have identified the first direct evidence of a link between prenatal vitamin A status and postnatal risk of asthma in offspring.

Mother's diet linked to foetal liver health, adult disease

20-Jan-2005

Slim mothers may be impacting the liver health of their babies in
later life, say UK researchers.

Ginseng warning for pregnant women

25-Sep-2003

Women should be cautious about using the herbal remedy ginseng in
the early stages of pregnancy, say researchers who have found the
botanical to cause abnormalities in rat embryos.More research is
needed to identify the effects of...

Moderate caffeine intake deemed safe for pregnant women

18-Mar-2002

Despite previous warnings, the latest research suggests that
pregnant women can maintain a moderate caffeine intake without
raising the chances of low birth-weight.

Too much caffeine can reduce foetal growth

22-Jan-2002

High levels of paraxanthine, a caffeine metabolite, have been
linked with reduced foetal size