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Objective To investigate the relationship between the maternal nutritional stetus and the occurrence of intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) with neonatal visual development disorder Methods Sixty pregnant women closed to expected date of confinement were randomly divided into 2 groups: IUGR and normal control group, each were with 30 cases Eight kinds of nutritional foods taken by the pregnant women were investigated and scored The vitamin A concentrations of maternal and umbilical blood were measured with fluorometer method The concentrations of iron, copper and zinc in maternal and umbilical blood were detected by spectrophotometer The results of examination with Flash visual evoked potentials (F VEP) were recorded by an experienced technician in neonates at 3～7 days after birth and 10 months after follow up Results Compared with the normal control, the IUGR group had taken less eggs, animal liver and fat pork during pregnancy ( P