Pregnancy is a time of high metabolic coordination, as maternal metabolism adapts to
support the growing fetus. Many of these changes are coordinated by the placenta, a critical …

In the United States, women, while having a longer life expectancy than men, experience a
differential risk for chronic diseases and have unique nutritional needs based on …

Objective To provide updated guidance on pre-conception folic acid and multivitamin
supplementation for primary and secondary (recurrence) prevention of neural tube defects …

Background and aims The dietary pattern followed during pregnancy, specifically healthy
dietary patterns such as the Mediterranean diet, is a key factor in the mother's and the …

Background Most pregnant women in the United States (US) are at risk of inadequate intake
of key nutrients during pregnancy from foods alone. Current dietary supplement practices …

Background: Micronutrition in pregnancy is critical to impact not only fetal growth and
development but also long-term physical and psychiatric health outcomes. Objective …

Sex differences are an important consideration when researching and establishing policies
for nutrition and optimal health. For women's health, there are important physiologic …

Oxidative stress is a major cellular event that occurs in the placenta, fulfilling critical
physiological roles in non-pathological pregnancies. However, exacerbated oxidative stress …

Background Most pregnant women in the United States are at risk of inadequate intake of
vitamin A, vitamin D, folic acid, calcium, iron, and omega-3 fatty acids from foods alone. Very …

Background Longitudinal measures of diet spanning pregnancy through adolescence are
needed from a large, diverse sample to advance research on the effect of early-life nutrition …