Maslova, Ekaterina <br/><br/>
The Role of Pregnancy Nutrition in Maternal and Offspring Health 

 -  MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute  2019 
 - 1 electronic resource (320 p.) 
<br/><br/> Open Access 
<br/><br/> In pregnancy, maternal nutrition sustains and nourishes the developing child. Imbalances in either the direction of nutritional excess or deficiency can have adverse consequences for child health. In addition, more research now suggests that good pregnancy nutrition influences child health beyond pregnancy and delivery. This includes modifying the risk of child health outcomes as they enter childhood and adulthood through influences on placental development, hormonal pathways, and organ structure and function. Poor pregnancy nutrition may also compromise maternal health during pregnancy, which may have long-term consequences for women’s health. Understanding the biological and social mechanisms operating during pregnancy can help in the design of better clinical and public health interventions. This Special Issue on “The Role of Pregnancy Nutrition in Maternal and Offspring Health” includes etiological and mechanistic studies of pregnancy nutrition with short- and long-term maternal and child health outcomes, including original research, narrative reviews, and systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Together, this body of work provides important insights into the influence of dietary patterns, food groups, and nutrients on pregnancy outcomes, and long-term neurodevelopmental, respiratory, and metabolic health in the children. It also highlights nutritional consequences for specific groups of women, including those with pregnancy complications and eating disorders. 
<br/><br/><br/>Creative Commons 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>books978-3-03921-997-1 9783039219971 9783039219964 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.3390/books978-3-03921-997-1  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>non-IgE-mediated food reactions eating disorders foetal programming bulimia nervosa Obesity fatty fish Mediterranean diet angiogenesis pregnancy asthma preeclampsia infant nutrition food clusters placenta maternal nutrition DHA chronic kidney disease Dlx3 pregnancy outcomes neonatal outcomes choline offspring health sirtuin omega-3 inflammation placental insufficiency gestational diabetes docosahexaenoic acid fetal development birth weight binge eating disorder preterm Birth vitamin D food frequency questionnaire eating behavior attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity SGA systematic review weaning hypothalamic inflammation birthweight dietary screening food-related IgG breastfeeding purging preterm birth Rhodiola foetal growth micronutrients gestational age obesity prevention autism spectrum disorder vegan diets pregnancy nutrition Iodine nutritional programing dietary behaviour preterm labor nutrition birth length ghrelin lactation immunomodulators head circumference Echinacea dietary habits brain health probiotics Camellia large for gestational age (LGA) apoptosis vegetarian diets human milk anorexia nervosa neurodevelopmental disorders lifestyle intervention placental transport diet microglia Panax eye function plant-based diets social experiment meta-analysis essential fatty acids etiology small for gestational age (SGA) Insufficiency developmental origins of health and disease fortification