Asian Journal of Pregnancy and Childbirth

Intrauterine Growth and Adult Diseases from Theory to Practices

Mariam Omar *

Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Benghazi University, Benghazi, Libya.

Faiza Nouh

Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Benghazi University, Benghazi, Libya.

Manal Younis

Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynecologist, Cork University Maternity Hospital [CUMH], Cork, Ireland.

Nesma Nabil

Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Benghazi University, Benghazi, Libya.

Naima Mohamed

Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Benghazi University, Benghazi, Libya.

Haba Mohamed

Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Benghazi University, Benghazi, Libya.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

Early childhood have a critical importance for brain development and for setting in place the structures that will shape future cognitive, social, emotional, and health outcomes. This review tries to shade the light on the origin of adult disease during fetal life. Searching on the internet using the Google search engine was the main source of data as well as books was the method to explore this interaction. Changing the body composition and diets of young women, more instantaneous profit may be obtained from preventing imbalances between parental and postnatal growth among children.

Keywords: Fetal, origin, adult, chronic, disease, obesity

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