Abstract Population, human, animal, tissue, and molecular studies show collectively and
consistently that maternal nutrition in the pre-or periconception period influences fetal …

Substrate supply to the fetus is a major regulator of prenatal growth. Maternal nutrition
influences the availability of nutrients for transfer to the fetus. Animal experiments …

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 …

The prenatal period encompasses a critical window for future health and functioning of
mother and child. Attention previously focused on undernutrition risk (ie, in developing …

Maternal undernutrition remains a critical public health problem. There are large regional
and within-country disparities in the burden of underweight, anemia, and micronutrient …

This review paper highlights mechanisms for nutritional regulation of maternal health and
fetal development. Malnutrition (nutrient deficiencies or obesity) in pregnant women …

The complex relationship between maternal nutritional and birth outcomes emphasizes the
need for consistent and thorough assessments of women's diet throughout pregnancy and …

Nutrition is the major intrauterine environmental factor that alters expression of the fetal
genome and may have lifelong consequences. This phenomenon, termed “fetal …

Nutritional challenges prior to and during gestation, lactation, and early life are known to
influence the lifelong health of the infant. In this editorial, I briefly discuss the 13 articles …

Maternal nutrition needs to be addressed during pregnancy for the child's first 1,000 days of
life, or roughly between conception and a child's second birthday. The infant requires just …