High food quality, together with adequate macro-and micronutrient intake in pregnancy, is
crucial for the health status of the mother and child. Recent findings suggest that it could also …

Nutrition plays a major role in maternal and child health and it is widely recognized that
optimum nutrition in early life is the foundation for long-term health. A healthy maternal …

In a successful pregnancy maternal health is maintained, a healthy baby is delivered and
the mother is able to nurture her newborn adequately. Despite continued interest in the role …

Background: Nutrition status prior to conception and during pregnancy and infancy seems to
have an influence on the disease risk in adulthood (early nutrition/developmental …

Background: A considerable body of evidence accumulated especially during the last
decade, demonstrating that early nutrition and lifestyle have long-term effects on later health …

Renewed interest in nutrition during pregnancy has been generated by the hypothesis that
adult disease has origins in early life. Animal experiments clearly show that altering …

Pregnancy is a complex period of human growth, development, and imprinting. Nutrition and
metabolism play a crucial role for the health and well-being of both mother and fetus, as well …

The importance of lifestyle and dietary habits during pregnancy and breastfeeding, for health
of mothers and their offspring, is widely supported by the most recent scientific literature. The …

This publication presents a summary of the most recent evidence on maternal nutrition, the
prevention of obesity and noncommunicable disease. It provides an overview and explores …

Nutrition in pregnancy has been recognized for millennia as being important, but the current
nutritional practices of pregnant women often do not conform to what we already know to be …