Background Higher intakes of foods containing omega‐3 long‐chain polyunsaturated fatty
acids (LCPUFA), such as fish, during pregnancy have been associated with longer …

Current evidence indicates that maternal diets before and during pregnancy could influence
rates of preterm birth, low birth weight (LBW) and small for gestational age (SGA) births …

Barker's hypothesis suggests that health in adulthood can be influenced by events occurring
during the developmental period. 1 Studies from various parts of the world have shown …

Early life is an important window of opportunity to improve health across the full lifecycle. An
accumulating body of evidence suggests that exposure to adverse stressors during early life …

Objective To identify a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) biomarker able to detect which
women with singleton pregnancies are most likely to benefit from omega‐3 supplementation …

Background Fish contains a variety of essential nutrients, which may contribute to multiple
health benefits in humans. Conversely, it also may contain contaminants, resulting in …

Background Previous studies have suggested that maternal supplementation with n− 3 long-
chain polyunsaturated fatty acids may reduce the incidence of preterm delivery but may also …

Large-scale population-based birth cohorts, which recruit women during pregnancy or at
birth and follow up their offspring through infancy and into childhood and adolescence …

Epidemiological and animal research shows that disease aetiology often has to be
evaluated with a life course perspective, starting as close to the time of conception as …

Hypertension and chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a significant impact on global
morbidity and mortality. The Low Birth Weight and Nephron Number Working Group has …