11,381 results match your criteria: "Prenatal Nutrition"
J Anim Sci
December 2024
North Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Marianna, Florida.
Changes in maternal nutrition during the periconceptional period can influence postnatal growth in cattle. This study aimed to identify the impact of supplementing beef cows with rumen-protected methionine (RP-Met) during the periconceptional period on their female progeny. In exp 1, plasma methionine (Met) levels were analyzed in samples from 10 Angus crossbred, non-lactating beef cows.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPsychosom Med
January 2025
From the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Objective: Human milk (HM) is considered the best source of infant nutrition with many benefits for the infant. However, pregnancy changes can lead to increased stress in some women, which might affect HM composition. Although studies have demonstrated a link between maternal psychopathology and child development, it remains unclear how maternal psychobiological changes can be intergenerationally transmitted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Maternal nutritional interventions aim to address nutrient deficiencies in pregnancy, a leading cause of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. How these interventions influence the placenta, which plays a vital role in fetal growth and nutrient supply, is not well understood. This leaves a major gap in understanding how such interventions could influence pregnancy outcomes and fetal health.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFReprod Fertil Dev
December 2024
Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica, ICBS, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; and Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Context The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) concept suggests that early-life interventions significantly influence the long-term health outcomes of offspring. Emerging evidence supports that maternal physical exercise and balanced nutrition can positively impact the health of the next generation. Aims This study investigated the effects of maternal swimming combined with postnatal high-fat, high-sugar (HFHS) diet on the ovarian health of adult female Wistar rat offspring.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFront Pediatr
December 2024
Department of Nutrition, Centro Universitário São Camilo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Introduction: Prematurity is a factor that contributes to the increase in infant morbidity and mortality and is associated with factors determining child growth, such as nutritional deficits, mainly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Objective: To evaluate the factors determining the growth of premature neonates treated at a secondary health service during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Method: Observational retrospective and prospective cohort study of premature patients followed at the follow-up clinic in the municipality of Carapicuíba from February 2020 to December 2023.
J Diabetes Metab Disord
June 2025
Department of Clinical and Preventive Nutrition Sciences, School of Health Professions, Rutgers University, Newark, USA.
Objective: To assess the usability and acceptability of nurse-led telemonitoring in managing gestational diabetes among Nepalese women.
Methods: We conducted a convergent mixed-method study among 91 pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes at Dhulikhel Hospital, Nepal. Participants received glucometers and blood pressure monitors, along with training and instructions to measure and record their blood pressure and glucose levels at home once a week.
Radiol Case Rep
February 2025
Department of Radio-diagnostics and Imaging, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal.
This case report discusses a compelling case involving acrania, exencephaly, and spinal myeloschisis in a 22-year-old pregnant woman from rural Nepal. The delayed diagnosis due to limited healthcare access underscores the importance of early prenatal care and screening. The case sheds light on the complexity of congenital anomalies and their implications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Mol Sci
November 2024
Galascreen Laboratories, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy.
Maternal unbalanced diets cause adverse metabolic programming and affect the offspring's liver microRNA (miRNA) profile. The liver is a site of β-carotene (BC) metabolism and a target of BC action. We studied the interaction of maternal Western diet (WD) and early-life BC supplementation on the epigenetic remodeling of offspring's liver microRNAs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNutrients
November 2024
2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
: The rapidly increasing rate of obesity has become an extremely important public health problem, particularly in developed countries. Obesity is associated with a range of health problems, often referred to as the metabolic syndrome. Adipose tissue is now regarded as an endocrine organ responsible for the hormonal secretion of adipokines, which are cytokines involved in various physiological processes.
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November 2024
Psychology, Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA 93109, USA.
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disability that presents significant challenges in communication and behavior. ASD prevalence exceeds 2% among eight-year-old children and is at similar levels globally. We propose that critical periods during fetal development and early postnatal years establish the conditions for either neurotypical development or the emergence of autism through mechanisms that influence immune function or delay neuronal development.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Therm Biol
November 2024
State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China. Electronic address:
This study examines the impact of Holstein dry cows' prenatal heat tolerance (n = 180) on their calves' thermoregulation and immunity. Holstein cows (body condition score 3.29 ± 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDomest Anim Endocrinol
December 2024
University of Connecticut, Department of Animal Science, 17 Manter Road Storrs, CT, 06269, USA. Electronic address:
Disturbances in maternal nutrient availability through increased or decreased abundance of specific or total nutrients during pre-natal development can have negative impacts on offspring growth. These changes are likely mediated, at least in part, by hormonal systems that control energy homeostasis and appetite. Regulation of insulin signaling is critical to ensuring appropriate glucose homeostasis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMatern Child Nutr
December 2024
Center for Mind and Brain, University of California Davis, Davis, California, USA.
Nutrition and the home environment contribute to the development of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). However, no study has examined the long-term effects of prenatal and postnatal small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) and home environment on ANS regulation. We investigated the effect of early-life SQ-LNS and home environment on ANS regulation at 9-11 years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnviron Pollut
December 2024
Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, No. 22 Qixiangtai Road, Tianjin, 300070, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environment, Nutrition, and Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China. Electronic address:
The epidemiological evidence from studies on the impact of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) during pregnancy on child neurodevelopment is inconclusive. This study aimed to assess the associations of PAHs exposure in early pregnancy and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children aged 6-12 months in a prospective cohort. In this study, we included 172 mother-child pairs with complete data in Tianjin City, China.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Public Health (Oxf)
December 2024
RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno 625 00, Czech Republic.
Pediatr Allergy Immunol
December 2024
Section of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, University of Colorado, Children's Hospital Colorado, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Int J Hyg Environ Health
December 2024
Department of Pediatrics, Department of Environmental Medicine & Climate Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken)
December 2024
Sanford Health, Sioux Falls, SD, USA.
J Dairy Sci
December 2024
Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Electronic address:
Heat stress (HT) in the dry period reduces yield and health in the next lactation. Previous work indicates that feeding OmniGen-AF® (OMN) mitigates the detrimental effects of HT. Electric blankets (EB) can induce heat stress in lactating cows, but EB have not been used with dry cows.
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December 2024
Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, Peking Union Medical College, Research Unit of Food Safety, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100010, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, Beijing, 100010, China. Electronic address:
The potential health effects of exposure to rare earth elements (REEs) remain largely unexplored. This prospective cohort study aimed to elucidate the association between early pregnancy REE exposure and maternal thyroid function, as well as neonatal birth outcomes, in a cohort of pregnant women in Beijing, China. Additionally, the study explored the mediating role of thyroid homeostasis in the effects of REE exposure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBreastfeed Med
December 2024
Department of Nutrition, School of Health and Human Sciences, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.
The aim was to examine the associations between breastfeeding intensity and changes in concentrations of mammary gland involution markers (protein and lactose) among mothers participating in federal food assistance programs. Pregnant women in their third trimester who planned to breastfeed were recruited from local prenatal clinics ( = 25). After delivery, six weekly home visits were conducted to collect human milk samples and 24-hour infant feeding recalls.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBMJ Open
December 2024
Department of Nutrition and Metabolic Medicine, Center for Preventive Medical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
Purpose: Epidemiological studies have reported that environmental factors from fetal period to early childhood can influence the risk of non-communicable diseases in adulthood. This concept has been termed the developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD). The Chiba study of Mother and Child Health (C-MACH) is a DOHaD concept-based birth cohort study which started in 2014.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFmedRxiv
November 2024
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University, CA, USA.
Background: Prenatal depression can have lasting adverse impacts on child health. Little is known about the impact of floods on prenatal depression in low- and middle-income countries.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 881 pregnant women from September 24, 2023 to July 19, 2024 in riverine communities in rural Bangladesh.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet
December 2024
Graduate Program in Sciences Applied to Women's Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Objective: To evaluate the association between the consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and outcomes of self-monitoring of blood glucose in pregnant woman with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and the occurrence of hypoglycemia in their newborns.
Methods: Prospective cohort study of pregnant woman with GDM who were followed up from the second trimester of pregnancy in high-risk prenatal care until the immediate postpartum period. Dietary intake was assessed using 24-h recalls and analyzed according to the Nova Classification.