Background Evidence shows that adequate calcium intake during pregnancy reduces the
risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. In most low‐and middle‐income countries …

Women with maternal obesity, an unhealthy lifestyle before and during pregnancy and
excess gestational weight gain have an increased risk of adverse pregnancy and birth …

Background Overweight and obesity is a significant health concern during pregnancy. Our
aim was to investigate the effect of providing antenatal dietary and lifestyle advice to women …

Inadequate maternal diet can adversely affect mother and child. Our aim was to assess
adherence to the Spanish dietary guidelines and to the Mediterranean diet, to analyze …

ObjectiveTo assess dietary intake of pregnant women against the Australian Dietary
Guidelines with respect to the Five Food Group recommendations and determine predictors …

Poor diet quality is common among low-income, overweight, African-American mothers,
placing them at high risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes. We sought to better understand …

Background: Diet quality and physical activity positively impact pregnancy outcomes among
women with obesity, but successful lifestyle interventions require intense clinician time. We …

In this article, we describe the process of establishing agreed international pregnancy
research priorities to address the global issues of unhealthy lifestyles and rising maternal …

Aim and objective To present the evidence in relation to early life nutrition and foetal
programming for adult disease. Background Epigenetics is a new and growing area of study …

Background: Evidence suggests that women are failing to meet guidelines for nutrition,
physical activity, and weight gain during pregnancy. Interventions to promote a healthy …