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 …

Introduction: Proper nutrition during pregnancy is important to prevent nutritional imbalances
that interfere with pregnancy. Micronutrients play critical roles in embryogenesis, fetal …

Background: The persistently high prevalence of allergic diseases in Western industrial
nations and the limited possibilities of causal therapy make evidence-based …

The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is one of the main biological systems that regulates
the body's physiology. Autonomic nervous system regulatory capacity begins before birth as …

Vitamin B12 deficiency, mostly of maternal origin in newborns, is a well-treatable condition
but can cause severe neurologic sequelae in infants. Early detection of vitamin B12 …

Scientific societies recommend increasing intake of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) by 200
mg/day during pregnancy. However, individually, clinical events correlate quite strongly with …

Objective To evaluate a systematic newborn screening (NBS) strategy for vitamin B 12
deficiency. Study design In a prospective single-center NBS study, a systematic screening …

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION This article has been co‑published in Kardiologia Polska (doi:
10.33963/KP. 14904), Arterial Hypertension (doi: 10.5603/AH. a2019. 0011), and …

Introduction Physical activity is recommended for healthy pregnant women. Clinical practice
guidelines vary with regard to initial time, duration, or type of physical activity that is …

Maternal nutrition in pregnancy has a key influence on optimum fetal health. Eating
disorders (EDs) during pregnancy may have detrimental effects on fetal growth and the …