Download or read book The Relationship Between Pre conceptual Nutrition Related Health Habits and the Birth Weight of the Child written by Susan Aldrich Nordyke and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Maternal and Child Nutrition written by Jatinder Bhatia and published by Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2013 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to prevent and manage low birth weight Growth and nutrition during the fetal period and the first 24 months after birth are important determinants of development in early childhood. Optimal nutrition and health care of both the mother and infant during these first 1000 days of an infant's life are closely linked to growth, learning potential and neurodevelopment, in turn affecting long-term outcomes. Children with low birth weight do not only include premature babies, but also those with intrauterine growth restrictions who consequently have a very high risk of developing metabolic syndrome in the future. Epidemiology, epigenetic programming, the correct nutrition strategy and monitoring of outcomes are thus looked at carefully in this book. More specifically, two important nutritional issues are dealt with in depth: The first being the prevention of low birth weight, starting with the health of adolescent girls, through the pre-pregnancy and pregnancy stages and ending with lactation. The second point of focus concerns the nutritional follow-up and feeding opportunities in relation to dietary requirements of children with low birth weight.

Download or read book Maternal Nutrition and Child Health written by Douglas R. Shanklin and published by Charles C. Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 1979 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The nutritional status of the pregnant women is being recognized as one of the most important factors in the development of a baby, both pre and postnatally. Malnutrition can cause sterility, spontaneous aborption, stillbirth, premature birth, deformities and mental retardation. Statistics from many sources, such as European clinics during WWII and current figures from hospital observations all over the country, have been collected and compiled to provide information on prenatal and early childhood development in relation to nutrition in three ways--physiologically, neurologically, and behaviorally. Low birth weight is the measurement most closely associated with the incidence of neonatal disorders, and is shown to be closely related also to maternal nutrition. Reproductive casualties, particularly in regard to handicapped children, can be greatly decreased by better education and nourishment of expectant mothers.

Download or read book Early Years Nutrition and Healthy Weight written by Laura Stewart and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-02-11 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early Years Nutrition and Healthy Weight focuses on the early years of childhood as a key period in which eating and exercise habits are formed. Combining current evidence with practical advice, an international group of health specialists advise on the avoidance and management of childhood obesity. They look at key risk areas such as early sedentary behaviour, parental influences and underlying medical causes, and also investigate practical interventions including advice during pregnancy, parenting strategies, and prevention during pre-school and the early school years. This practical handbook contains vital information and advice for all nutritionists and dietitians working with young children and families. It will also be a valuable text for health visitors, paediatricians and general practitioners, and students of nutrition and dietetics specialising in paediatric nutrition. Key features: Only practitioner handbook dedicated to the early years of childhood as the key to ensuring healthy weight in later life Covers pregnancy through to pre-school and early school years interventions Also addresses the social and psychological issues that underpin nutritional problems International group of expert authors consider the issue across the developed world Case studies in each chapter illustrate the application of theory to practice

Download or read book Influence of Pregnancy Weight on Maternal and Child Health written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2007-01-30 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Influence of Pregnancy Weight on Maternal and Child Health: Workshop Report summarizes a one and a half day workshop convened in May 2006 that reviewed U.S. trends in maternal weight (prior to, during, and after pregnancy) among different populations of women; examined the emerging research findings related to the complex relationship of the biological, behavioral, psychological, and social interactions that affect maternal and pregnancy weight on maternal and child health outcomes; and discussed interventions that use this complex relationship to promote appropriate weight during pregnancy and postpartum. Given the unprecedented environment in the United States in which two-thirds of the adult population meets the criteria for being overweight or obese, the implications for women in the reproductive age period are unique in the history of the country. The concerns for maternal and infant health are real. The questions and answers tackled by committee members and workshop participants were not easy. Nevertheless, having an opportunity to explore what is known, examine the gaps in knowledge, and explore what to do now and in the future build a pathway for further inquiry and action. This report summarizes the workshop proceedings and highlights key themes that deserve further attention. The participants in this workshop describe what is known about recent trends in maternal weight gain and the impact of maternal weight during pregnancy on the health of mothers and their children. The workshop provided a valuable opportunity to assess trends that have occurred since the publication of an earlier study by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), which included guidelines for recommended weight gain during pregnancy.

Download or read book The influence of maternal fetal and child nutrition on the development of chronic disease in later life written by Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2011-06-23 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this final report on the 'The influence of maternal, fetal and child nutrition on the development of chronic disease in later life', the Subgroup on Maternal and Child Nutrition (SMCN) reviews the evidence that early life nutrition exerts long-term effects and influences the risk of chronic disease in adulthood, bringing together findings from both observational and experimental studies, and considering implications for maternal and child nutrition in the UK. SACN concludes that there is cause for concern about the later health consequences of compromised or excessive nutrient supply during early fetal and infant life. It notes that in the context of reproduction, the impact of current dietary patterns on women and girls is of particular concern, and considers that improving the nutritional status of women of childbearing age, infants and young children has the potential to improve the health of future generations. The Committee also offers recommendations for future research in this area, particularly emphasising the need for data which better characterise dietary patterns and patterns of pre and postnatal growth.

Download or read book Disease Control Priorities Third Edition Volume 8 written by Donald A. P. Bundy and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2017-11-20 with total page 977 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More children born today will survive to adulthood than at any time in history. It is now time to emphasize health and development in middle childhood and adolescence--developmental phases that are critical to health in adulthood and the next generation. Child and Adolescent Health and Development explores the benefits that accrue from sustained and targeted interventions across the first two decades of life. The volume outlines the investment case for effective, costed, and scalable interventions for low-resource settings, emphasizing the cross-sectoral role of education. This evidence base can guide policy makers in prioritizing actions to promote survival, health, cognition, and physical growth throughout childhood and adolescence.

Download or read book Nutrition in Early Life written by Jane B. Morgan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-04-04 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The publication of the Department of Health White Paper "The Health of the Nation" (1992) and "Our Healthier Nation" (1998) gave emphasis to the importance of nutritional health of the nation at all ages. It is clear that the achievement of specific targets for pregnancy and infancy as set out in the White Paper will involve the training of all health care professionals in nutrition education. This book responds to the challenge and focuses on good nutrition for and during pregnancy, in low birth-weight infants, and during infancy. It has a strong public health emphasis, dealing with health prevention issues for the Nation's younger population. The text is written as a scientific reference book for those seeking to apply science in the support of a successful pregnancy and in the prevention of nutritional problems during foetal and early post-natal life. The importance of optimal nutrition during these periods of life is emphasised by the overwhelming evidence that nutritional problems in early embryonic life may cause congenital malformations and during late foetal life and early post natal life may set the molecular programme for later disease development.

Download or read book The Role of Pregnancy Nutrition in Maternal and Offspring Health written by Ekaterina Maslova and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Maternal Nutrition and Newborn Health Outcome written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early life nutrition is one of the most substantial environmental factors that shapes future health. This extends from the women’s nutritional status prior to conception and during pregnancy to the offspring’s nutritional conditions during infancy and early childhood. During this critical period, various body organs are undergone growth and development at incredible rates and programming of body systems take place. This thesis basically provides evidence on the associations between nutritional circumstances early in life, particularly during preconception and gestation period, with newborn health outcomes. We outlined this thesis into three parts. The first part (chapters 2, 3, 4, and 5) mainly focuses on in utero Ramadan exposure as nutritional determinants that may influence newborn health outcome. The second part (chapters 6 and 7) provides evidence about the effect of maternal nutrition status early in pregnancy on the development of pregnancy complications and newborn outcome. In the third part of this thesis (chapter 8), we described a protocol of a randomized trial on breastfeeding which is aimed to investigate the effect of breastfeeding on health outcomes during the first years of life. Part 1 begins with a description of various factors that predict women’s adherence to Ramadan fasting during pregnancy (Chapter 2). Although the health effects of Ramadan fasting during pregnancy are still unclear, it is important to identify various factors behind women’s adherence to Ramadan fasting. The results of our cross sectional study among Indonesian women showed that demographic factors such as age, income, education, or employment do not influence fasting adherence, but higher pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), earlier gestational age, opposition from husband and fear of adverse fasting effects on their own or the baby’s health do. These factors need to be addressed properly during counseling. In Chapter 3, we present the association between Ramadan exposure and fasting during pregnancy with newborn’s birth weight and the risk of gestational hypertension. In our Indonesian cohort of pregnant women, we found that birth weight was generally higher with Ramadan exposure as compared to without exposure. Analyses among women with Ramadan exposure revealed that although women who fasted had significantly lower nutrient intake in Ramadan, no different in the newborn’s birth weight nor in the risk of gestational hypertension was found. These findings suggest that a transient life style modification that occurs with Ramadan does not seem to affect pregnancy outcomes investigated. In Chapter 4, we show that among women of Moroccan and Turkish background living in The Netherlands, Ramadan fasting during the first trimester of pregnancy was associated with lower birth weight. No difference of birth weight was found if the fasting took place later in pregnancy. This suggests that the effect of Ramadan fasting on newborn’s birth weight may depend on the timing exposure. Furthermore, differences in finding as compared to the study in Indonesian women indicate that the effects may (partially) be influenced by culture or dietary habits as well as the length of fasting duration. Chapter 5 addresses the association between in-utero Ramadan exposure with various birth outcomes. We analyzed 1,987,124 newborns from 11 birth cohorts of the Perinatal Registry of the Netherlands (Perined), 139,322 of these were classified as Muslims. No clinically relevant effect of Ramadan exposure was found, including on birth weight, Apgar score, congenital anomalies, sex ratio, gestational duration and perinatal mortality. In Part 2, we focus on the effects of maternal nutrition status early in pregnancy on pregnancy outcomes. We present the associations between hyperemesis gravidarum, as a model of nutritional disturbance, on the development of placental dysfunction disorders in Chapter 6. Using the data from our prospective cohort study in Jakarta, Indonesia, we found that women who experienced severe hyperemesis had significantly lower birth weight newborns. Hyperemesis did not affect the development of placental dysfunction disorders (gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, stillbirth, and miscarriage), other newborn health measures (SGA, low birth weight, Apgar score, and gestation length), nor the placental dimension (placental weight and placental-weight-to-birth-weight ratio). In Chapter 7, we elaborate the effect of women’s prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) on their blood pressure during pregnancy. Using the data from our prospective cohort study in Jakarta, Indonesia, we showed that pre-pregnancy BMI determined women’s systolic and diastolic blood pressure level during pregnancy. Higher prepregnancy BMI was also associated with higher risk of gestational hypertension and preeclampsia. These associations imply that pre-pregnancy (cardiovascular) risk factors strongly influence women’s blood pressure. This finding also suggests the importance of prevention of pregnancy complications which should be done prior to pregnancy. Part 3 (Chapter 8), we described a study protocol of a randomized trial on breastfeeding optimization (BRAVO) that is on going in Jakarta, Indonesia. This study is aimed to provide evidence about the short and long term health effects of breastfeeding, mainly on the children’s cardiovascular and metabolic risks. Pregnant women with low intention to breastfeed are randomly allocated into either usual care or receiving an add-on breastfeeding optimization program which includes antenatal, perinatal, postnatal intervention, and special support for working mothers. Primary outcomes include breastfeeding rate, lung function, and blood pressure during the first year of life and vascular/cardiac characteristics which will be measured when the children are between 4 to 5 years old. So far, BRAVO has been successfully conducted with satisfactory completeness of follow up. Finally in Chapter 9 (general discussion), we discuss our findings in light of implementable intervention measures, both in the context of maternal and child health and in the prevention of later health consequences. Findings from the etiologic studies described in this thesis about maternal nutrition, including Ramadan (fasting) exposure in pregnancy, hyperemesis gravidarum, pre-pregnancy BMI, and breastfeeding, although may not directly translatable to practice, could provide indications for prevention and directions future research in this area.

Download or read book Bright Futures written by American Academy of Pediatrics and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This essential resource provides key background information and recommendations for 12 health promotion themes, including 3 brand-new topics : promoting lifelong health for families and communities, promoting health for children and youth with special health care needs, and promoting the healthy and safe use of social media. Also included in this essential resource are well-child supervision standards for 31 age-based visits, from newborn through 21 years. The result : more efficient visits, stronger partnerships with children and families, and enhanced ability to keep up with changes in family, communities, and society that affect a child's health."--Page 4 de la couverture.

Download or read book Analyzing the relationship between dietary patterns health outcomes and individual food choices written by Francesco Visioli and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-01-30 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Relationship Between Maternal Nutritional Status During Pregnancy and Birth Weight of the Infant written by Julia L. Wannamaker and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Starting Gate written by Dalton Conley and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003-10-08 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven per cent of newborns in the United States weigh in at less than five and a half pounds. In this text the authors argue that the social and biological determinants and consequences of low birth weight have not been adequately explored by social scientists or natural/life scientists.

Download or read book Diet Related to Killer Diseases written by United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Design Concepts in Nutritional Epidemiology written by Barrie M. Margetts and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 1997-04-24 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In examining the relationship between nutritional exposure and disease aetiology, the importance of a carefully considered experimental design cannot be overstated. A sound experimental design involves the formulation of a clear research hypothesis and the identification of appropriate measures of exposure and outcome. It is essential that these variables can be measured with a minimum of error, whilst taking into account the effects of chance and bias, and being aware of the risk of confounding variables. The first edition of Design Concepts in Nutritional Epidemiology presented a throrough guide to research methods in nutritional epidemiology. Since publication of the 1st edition, we now have a much better understanding of the characteristics of nutritional exposure that need to be measured in order to answer questions about diet-disease relationships. The 2nd edition has been extensively revised to include the most up-to-date methods of researching this relationship. Included are new chapters on qualitative and sociological measures, anthropometric measures, gene-nutrient interactions, and cross-sectional studies. Design Concepts in Nutritional Epidemiology will be an essential text for nutritionists and epidemiologists, helping them in their quest to improve the quality of information upon which important public health decisions are made.

Download or read book Early Nutrition and its Later Consequences New Opportunities written by Berthold Koletzko and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-03-30 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health problems such as hypertension, tendency to diabetes, obesity, blood lipids, vascular disease, bone health, behaviour and learning and longevity may be ‘imprinted’ during early life. This process is defined as ‘programming’ whereby a nutritional stimulus operating at a critical, sensitive period of pre and postnatal life imprints permanent effects on the structure, physiology and metabolism. For this reason, academics and industry set-up the EC supported Scientific Workshop -Early Nutrition and its Later Consequences: New Opportunities. The prime objective of the Workshop was to generate a sound exchange of the latest scientific developments within the field of early nutrition to look for opportunities for new preventive health concepts. Further, a closer look was taken at the development of food applications which could provide (future) mothers and infants with improved nutrition that will ultimately lead to better future health. The Workshop was organised by the Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Munich, Germany in collaboration with the Danone Institutes and the Infant Nutrition Cluster, a collaboration of three large research projects funded by the EU.