Spotlight on the fetus: How physical activity during pregnancy influences fetal health: A narrative review

I Bauer, J Hartkopf, S Kullmann… - BMJ open sport & …, 2020 - bmjopensem.bmj.com
Before and during pregnancy, women often aim to improve their lifestyle so as to provide a
healthier environment for their developing child. It remains unresolved, however, as to …

Ultra-processed food (UPF) intake in pregnancy and maternal and neonatal outcomes

S Ben-Avraham, E Kohn, S Tepper, R Lubetzky… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Ultra-processed food (UPF), as defined by the NOVA classification, is related to
lower diet quality, which may adversely affect maternal health and neonatal outcomes. This …

Dietary diversity and diet quality with gestational weight gain and adverse birth outcomes, results from a prospective pregnancy cohort study in urban Tanzania

J Yang, M Wang, DK Tobias… - Maternal & child …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Healthy maternal diets during pregnancy are an important protective factor for pregnancy‐
related outcomes, including gestational weight gain (GWG) and birth outcomes. We …

Factors influencing dietary patterns during pregnancy in a culturally diverse society

E Fernández-Gómez, T Luque-Vara… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to identify dietary patterns in pregnant women and to assess the
relationships between sociodemographic, lifestyle-related, and pregnancy-related factors …

Dietary Quality Indices in Early Pregnancy and Rate of Gestational Weight Gain among a Prospective Multi-Racial and Ethnic Cohort

EF Liu, Y Zhu, A Ferrara, MM Hedderson - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Meeting the Institute of Medicine (IOM) gestational weight gain (GWG) guidelines is
associated with a reduced risk of adverse perinatal outcomes. Overall diet quality …

Development and validation of an early pregnancy risk score for the prediction of gestational diabetes mellitus in Chinese pregnant women

S Gao, J Leng, H Liu, S Wang, W Li, Y Wang… - BMJ Open Diabetes …, 2020 - drc.bmj.com
Objective To develop and validate a set of risk scores for the prediction of gestational
diabetes mellitus (GDM) before the 15th gestational week using an established population …

Gestational Health Outcomes Among Pregnant Women in the United States by Level of Dairy Consumption and Quality of Diet, NHANES 2003–2016

BJK Davis, X Bi, KA Higgins, CG Scrafford - Maternal and Child Health …, 2022 - Springer
Objectives Diet is an important factor in gestational health. Many pregnant women have
suboptimal diets and dairy foods are an excellent source of key nutrients. The aim of this …

Impact of diet quality during pregnancy on gestational weight gain and selected adipokines—results of a German cross-sectional study

C Ehrhardt, C Deibert, A Flöck, WM Merz, U Gembruch… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
While nutrition during pregnancy is critical for the health of both mother and child, little is
known about the diet quality of women during pregnancy, its correlation with gestational …

The influence of sociodemographic factors, lifestyle, and risk perception on dietary patterns in pregnant women living in highly contaminated areas: Data from the …

S Ruggieri, G Drago, S Panunzi, G Rizzo… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
During pregnancy, maternal nutrition and lifestyle play a critical role in influencing fetal
development and newborn health outcomes. The aim of this study is to investigate the …

The association of prepregnancy body mass index with pregnancy outcomes in Chinese women

J Zhang, W An, L Lin - Journal of diabetes research, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Our study was to evaluate the association between prepregnancy body mass index (BMI)
and pregnancy outcomes. A total of 1546 women who attended prenatal care clinics and …