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Perinatal Nutrition and Epidemiology

A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition in Women".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (5 May 2024) | Viewed by 6365

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Jufen Liu

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Institute of Reproductive and Child Health/National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
Interests: reproductive health; perinatal nutrition; epidemiology; birth defects; disability

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Nutrition status during pregnancy influences the health status of the newborn, and offspring can benefit from nutrient supplementation during the perinatal period (e.g., folic acid, vitamin B12 and other necessary nutrients), although dose and duration vary. As yet, the effect of supplementation on the mother, regarding both short-term and long-term outcomes, has received little attention. With the improvement of nutrition and health care as well as extended life expectancy, both malnutrition and overnutrition are observed in the care setting, as are metabolism-related diseases such as metabolic syndrome, arising during pregnancy and in middle-aged and older women. For the offspring, these conditions may emerge as early as adolescence. Investigating the health effects of nutrition during the perinatal period and exploring molecular signal pathways and specific mechanisms is necessary in order to develop corresponding interventions to improve human health.

We are pleased to invite you to submit your research to our upcoming Special Issue: Perinatal Nutrition and Epidemiology. This Special Issue aims to explore multiple health impacts of nutrition, including both dietary input and prophylactic and pharmaconutrient supplementation. Health outcomes include both those of pregnant women and their later life as well as the effects on their offspring. Novel methods for assessing nutritional status in large cohort population studies for both generations are welcome.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: epidemiology of perinatal nutrient supplementation in the diverse worldwide population background, health effects of common nutrient supplementation, epigenetic modification of perinatal nutrition and intergenerational human health effects, as well as useful and practical nutrition interventions for improving health for different generations.

I look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Jufen Liu
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • perinatal nutrition
  • vitamins
  • proper supplementation
  • dietary
  • malnutrition
  • life-course
  • metabolic syndrome
  • epigenetic
  • signal pathway

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Healthful Eating Behaviors among Couples Contribute to Lower Gestational Weight Gain
by Joshua R. Sparks, Leanne M. Redman, Kimberly L. Drews, Clark R. Sims, Rebecca A. Krukowski and Aline Andres
Nutrients 2024, 16(6), 822; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/nu16060822 - 13 Mar 2024
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Through longitudinal analysis from the GLOWING cohort study, we examined the independent and joint relationships between couples’ eating behaviors and gestational weight gain (GWG). Pregnant persons (n = 218) and their non-pregnant partners (n = 157) completed an Eating Inventory. GWG was calculated [...] Read more.
Through longitudinal analysis from the GLOWING cohort study, we examined the independent and joint relationships between couples’ eating behaviors and gestational weight gain (GWG). Pregnant persons (n = 218) and their non-pregnant partners (n = 157) completed an Eating Inventory. GWG was calculated as gestation weight at 36 weeks minus that at 10 weeks. General linear models were used to examine the relationships between GWG and the pregnant persons, non-pregnant partners, and couples (n = 137; mean of pregnant persons and non-pregnant partners) cognitive restraint (range 0–21), dietary disinhibition (range 0–18), and perceived hunger (range 0–14), with higher scores reflecting poorer eating behaviors. The adjusted models included race/ethnicity, education, income, marital status, and age. The pregnant persons and their non-pregnant partners’ cognitive restraint, dietary disinhibition, and perceived hunger scores were 9.8 ± 4.7, 4.8 ± 3.2, and 4.4 ± 2.5 and 6.6 ± 4.6, 5.4 ± 3.4, and 4.7 ± 3.2, respectively. Higher cognitive restraint scores among the pregnant persons and couples were positively associated with GWG (p ≤ 0.04 for both). Stratified analyses revealed this was significant for the pregnant persons with overweight (p ≤ 0.04). The non-pregnant partners’ eating behaviors alone were not significantly associated with GWG (p ≥ 0.31 for all). The other explored relationships between GWG and the couples’ eating behaviors were insignificant (p ≥ 0.12 for all). Among the pregnant persons and couples, reduced GWG may be achieved with higher levels of restrained eating. Involving non-pregnant partners in programs to optimize GWG may be beneficial. Full article
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A Link between Prenatal Stage of Life during the Great Chinese Famine and Subsequent Depressive Symptoms among Middle-Aged and Older Adults
by Yushan Du, Yanan Luo, Lirong Nie, Ziyang Ren, Jinfang Sun and Jufen Liu
Nutrients 2023, 15(21), 4600; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/nu15214600 - 29 Oct 2023
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Prenatal malnutrition may increase the risk of depressive symptoms in adulthood. This study investigated the association between prenatal exposure to malnutrition with risk of depressive symptoms in middle-aged and older adults using the Chinese Great Famine of 1959–1961 as a natural experiment. Data [...] Read more.
Prenatal malnutrition may increase the risk of depressive symptoms in adulthood. This study investigated the association between prenatal exposure to malnutrition with risk of depressive symptoms in middle-aged and older adults using the Chinese Great Famine of 1959–1961 as a natural experiment. Data were obtained from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study baseline survey (2011). A total of 5391 individuals born from 1956 to 1965 were included in the study. Depressive symptoms were ascertained via the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale short form. Famine severity was measured using the cohort size shrinkage index. Difference-in-differences models were used to explore the association between prenatal famine exposure and later-life depressive symptoms. Compared with the post-famine cohort (1963–1965), famine cohorts (1959–1962) were 4.74 times (95% CI = 1.28–8.20) as likely to develop depressive symptoms. The stratified analysis found that prenatal exposure to famine was associated with depressive symptoms in rural residents but not those living in urban areas. In rural females, prenatal malnutrition was associated with a higher risk of depressive symptoms. However, there was no significant association between prenatal malnutrition and depressive symptoms in rural males. Our results indicated that prenatal malnutrition may contribute to a higher risk for depressive symptoms in later life among female rural residents. Full article
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The Impact of Moringa oleifera Supplementation on Anemia and other Variables during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding: A Narrative Review
by Rosita Rotella, Jose M. Soriano, Agustín Llopis-González and María Morales-Suarez-Varela
Nutrients 2023, 15(12), 2674; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/nu15122674 - 08 Jun 2023
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Moringa is a plant commonly used for its medical properties. However, studies have shown contradictory results. The aim of this review is to evaluate the possible association between the use of Moringa during pregnancy and breastfeeding in relation to the health status of [...] Read more.
Moringa is a plant commonly used for its medical properties. However, studies have shown contradictory results. The aim of this review is to evaluate the possible association between the use of Moringa during pregnancy and breastfeeding in relation to the health status of both the mother and the baby. A search of the PubMed and EMBASE databases on the literature published during the period 2018–2023 was conducted up until March 2023. The population/exposure/comparison/outcome (PECO) approach was used to select studies on pregnant women, mother–child pairs, and the use of Moringa. Out of the 85 studies initially identified, 67 were excluded, leaving 18 for full-text evaluation. After assessment, 12 were finally included in the review. In the articles included in this work, Moringa is administered during pregnancy or in the postnatal period in the form of leaf powder (MOLP), as a leaf extract (MLE), as an ingredient associated with other supplements or in preparations. It appears to influence several variables during pregnancy and in the postnatal period such as the mother’s haematochemical profile, milk production, the child’s socio-personal development and the incidence of morbidity during the first 6 months of life. None of the studies analysed reported contraindications to the use of the supplement during pregnancy and lactation. Full article
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