Edited by
P. Nicolopoulou-Stamati
L. Hens
and
C.V. Howard

2007

For many years, interest in the prevention of diseases in children was concentrated on improvement of the postnatal environment. However, since the major problems of infectious diseases and nutrition were solved with the help of vaccinations and better feeding regimes, it became clear that new approaches were needed to prevent and treat the disorders and problems we are facing now – problems mainly arising in prenatal life.