Furthermore, the fetus can be affected, resulting in stillbirth, pre-term delivery, intrauterine growth retardation, congenital malformations, reduced immunocompetence and abnormal organ development. The essential nature of micronutrients has been recognized through the identification of clinical conditions associated with severe deficiencies of particular vitamins or minerals, and through subsequent animal experiments. While the importance in pregnancy of a few micronutrient deficiencies, such as iodine, has been long recognized, the role of many others is only recently becoming appreciated
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