Recent findings have shown that the intrauterine environment can have a profound impact on an individual's susceptibility to cardiovascular and related diseases in later life. Animal studies have shown that maternal malnutrition during pregnancy may lead to high blood pressure in the offspring. However, very little is known of the pathways for fetal nutrition in the human, particularly during early pregnancy. Dr's Burton and Jauniaux were the first in the world to show that the embryo and fetus derive their nutrients not from the mothers blood but from the uterine lining. The aim of this study is to further test the theory that during the first three months the fetal nutrients are derived from the uterine glands (in the uterus).

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