Preconception Care

Alimentazione materna ed esiti riproduttivi

T. Buzzi, F. Filippini, G. Zanconato, S. Ruggeri, F. Parazzini, R. Bortolus

2019/3 — pag. 170-176

Latest studies show a possible correlation between nutrition and reproductive health. In particular, adherence to the Mediterranean diet during the preconceptional and periconceptional period is associated with a lower risk of infertility, miscarri...

Il fattore di rischio “età dei genitori” è un determinante non modificabile?

R. Bortolus, E. Cavaliere, S. Malizia, A. Dianin, F. Filippini, F. Rech Morassutti

2017/3 — pag. 171-176

Age, together with sex and genetic characteristics, is traditionally classified as a non-modifiable biological factor of health condition. The promotion of reproductive health finds in parental age an important determinant that can affect fertility...

Sostenere la salute riproduttiva per ridurre i difetti congeniti e la prematurità: un appuntamento importante

L. Marchetto, A. Compagni, F. Filippini, E. Rigotti, E. Agricola, S. Ruggeri, A.E. Tozzi, R. Bortolus, P. Mastroiacovo

2014/5 — pag. 299-303

Birth defects and prematurity are relatively common events. In Italy they affect approximately 90,000 infants every year and are a leading cause of infant mortality. Babies who survive and live with birth defects have an increased risk of developin...

Aprile 2014: il mese della prevenzione,dei difetti congeniti e della prematurità

2014/4 — pag. 217

Raccomandazione nazionale per la supplementazione preconcezionale di acido folico

R. Bortolus, PP. Mastroiacovo

2005/2 — pag. 111-114

A national recommendation for the pre-conceptional use of folic acid has become a reality also in Italy. The “Network Italiano Promozione Acido Folico per la Prevenzione Primaria dei Difetti Congeniti”, co-ordinated from the Istituto Superiore di S...

L’assunzione periconcezionale di acido folico

R. Bortolus

2003/10 — pag. 645-650

The preventive efficacy of the periconceptional use of folic acid is well established for neural tube defects. Similar but lower protective effects have been suggested for other congenital malformations such as orofacial clefts and some heart defec...

La prevenzione delle malformazioni congenite

P. Mastroiacovo

1998/9 — pag. 583-586

The Author reviews the available evidence on efficacy, risks and effectiveness of the main interventions aimed at prevention of congenital malformations (CM): rubeola immunization, preconceptional folic acid supplementation, avoidance of smoking...