Effect of women's nutrition before and during early pregnancy on maternal and infant outcomes: a systematic review

U Ramakrishnan, F Grant, T Goldenberg… - Paediatric and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Current understanding of biologic processes indicates that women's nutritional status before
and during early pregnancy may play an important role in determining early developmental …

Preconception care: nutritional risks and interventions

SV Dean, ZS Lassi, AM Imam, ZA Bhutta - Reproductive health, 2014 - Springer
Introduction There is increasingly a double burden of under-nutrition and obesity in women
of reproductive age. Preconception underweight or overweight, short stature and …

Epidemiologic and genetic aspects of spina bifida and other neural tube defects

KS Au, A Ashley‐Koch… - Developmental disabilities …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The worldwide incidence of neural tube defects (NTDs) ranges from 1.0 to 10.0 per 1,000
births with almost equal frequencies between two major categories: anencephaly and spina …

First‐Trimester Maternal Folic Acid Supplementation Reduced Risks of Severe and Most Congenital Heart Diseases in Offspring: A Large Case‐Control Study

Y Qu, S Lin, J Zhuang, MS Bloom, M Smith… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Maternal folic acid supplementation (FAS) reduces the risk of neural tube
defects in offspring. However, its effect on congenital heart disease (CHDs), especially on …

Inositol for the prevention of neural tube defects: a pilot randomised controlled trial

NDE Greene, KY Leung, V Gay, K Burren… - British Journal of …, 2016 - cambridge.org
Although peri-conceptional folic acid (FA) supplementation can prevent a proportion of
neural tube defects (NTD), there is increasing evidence that many NTD are FA non …

Maternal folate status as a risk factor for autism spectrum disorders: a review of existing evidence

EA DeVilbiss, RM Gardner, CJ Newschaffer… - British Journal of …, 2015 - cambridge.org
Emerging evidence from epidemiological studies supports the notion that maternal folate
status regulated by dietary and genetic factors early in pregnancy may influence the risk of …

Effect of multiple-micronutrient supplementation on maternal nutrient status, infant birth weight and gestational age at birth in a low-income, multi-ethnic population

L Brough, GA Rees, MA Crawford, RH Morton… - British journal of …, 2010 - cambridge.org
Poor nutrient intake during pregnancy can adversely affect both infant and maternal health.
The aim was to investigate the efficacy of multiple-micronutrient supplementation during …

Health behaviours in 131,182 UK women planning pregnancy

B McDougall, K Kavanagh, J Stephenson… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2021 - Springer
Background A woman's health at the time of conception lays the foundation for a healthy
pregnancy and the lifelong health of her child. We investigated the health behaviours of UK …

Iodine intake and status during pregnancy and lactation before and after government initiatives to improve iodine status, in Palmerston North, New Zealand: a pilot …

L Brough, Y Jin, NH Shukri… - Maternal & child …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Iodine deficiency during pregnancy and lactation may adversely affect fetal and infant
development. Two initiatives were introduced in New Zealand to prevent deficiency:(1) …

Knowledge and periconceptional use of folic acid for the prevention of neural tube defects in ethnic communities in the United Kingdom: systematic review and meta …

JN Peake, AJ Copp, J Shawe - Birth Defects Research Part A …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND It is widely accepted that periconceptional supplementation with folic acid
can prevent a significant proportion of neural tube defects (NTDs). The present study …