A milk-derived composition for pregnant women that prevents the risk of reduced birth weight in babies

摘要

An object of the present invention is to develop a pharmaceutical composition or a food composition that ameliorates the low birthweight of newborns and prevents the birthweight from decreasing to a level below the average body weight (low body weight at birth) through improvement of nutrients during pregnancy. The present invention provides an agent for preventing low birthweight comprising milk phospholipids as an active ingredient, by which the low birthweight of newborns can be prevented.