Maternal and paternal factors influence offspring development and program its genome for
successful postnatal life. Based on the stressors during gestation, the pregnant female …

Environmental effects on the materno–foetal interaction determine birth outcomes that
predict health over the lifespan. Thus, maternal undernutrition or stress associate with low …

Fetal programming encompasses the role of developmental plasticity in response to
environmental and nutritional signals during early life and its potential adverse …

Accumulating evidence suggests that the intrauterine environment can have an impact on
long-term offspring health, so-called 'fetal programming'. A number of environmental …

Prenatal programming of the epigenome is a critical determinant in offspring outcome and
stands at the interface between environment and genetics. Maternal experiences such as …

Abstract The literature about Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD)
studies is considerably growing. Maternal and paternal environment, during all the …

ABSTRACT “Barker's hypothesis” emerged almost 25 years ago from epidemiological
studies of birth and death records that revealed a high geographic correlation between rates …

BACKGROUND According to the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD)
hypothesis, environmental changes taking place during early maturational periods may alter …

Traditionally it has been widely accepted that our genes together with adult lifestyle factors
determine our risk of developing non-communicable diseases such as type 2 diabetes …

In 2004, Amanda J. Drake and Brian R. Walker published “The Intergenerational Effects of
Fetal Programming: Non-genomic Mechanisms for the Inheritance of Low Birth Weight and …