Background. Anthropometric measurements of newborn infant are widely assessed as
determinants of maternal nutrition. Although earlier studies have mostly examined the effects …

Background Periconceptional diet quality is commonly suboptimal and sociodemographic
disparities in diet quality exist. However, it is unknown whether individual periconceptional …

Although the isolated effects of several specific nutrients have been examined, little is known
about the relationship between overall maternal diet during pregnancy and fetal …

Background: Understanding the role of home food environment on gestational weight gain
(GWG) may provide a useful weight management strategy to help reduce excessive GWG …

Abstract Background/Objectives To assess whether quality of maternal diet affects birth
weight and the risk of small for gestational age (SGA) and/or large for gestational age (LGA) …

Inappropriate dietary intake during pregnancy is a key factor in low birth weight (LBW). This
study compares LBW between healthy and processed dietary patterns by focusing on …

Introduction Adverse prenatal development is a contributor to obesity susceptibility in
children. Dietary behavior is one mechanism through which adverse prenatal development …

Inadequate gestational weight gain (GWG), which has reached almost two-thirds of
Canadian pregnant women, is associated with several adverse effects both in the mother …

Adherence to healthful dietary patterns is associated with lower body mass index (BMI) in
adults; however, whether maternal diet quality during peripregnancy is related to a lower …

Background Accumulating evidence indicates that maternal diets are important for
optimizing maternal and offspring health. Existing research lacks comprehensive profiles of …