TY - JOUR
T1 - Pregnancy and Infants’ Outcome
T2 - Nutritional and Metabolic Implications
AU - Berti, C.
AU - Cetin, Irene
AU - Agostoni, C.
AU - Desoye, G.
AU - Devlieger, R.
AU - Emmett, P. M.
AU - Ensenauer, R.
AU - Hauner, H.
AU - Herrera, E.
AU - Hoesli, I.
AU - Krauss-Etschmann, S.
AU - Olsen, S. F.
AU - Schaefer-Graf, U.
AU - Schiessl, B.
AU - Symonds, M. E.
AU - Koletzko, B.
PY - 2016/1/2
Y1 - 2016/1/2
N2 - Pregnancy is a complex period of human growth, development, and imprinting. Nutrition and metabolism play a crucial role for the health and well-being of both mother and fetus, as well as for the long-term health of the offspring. Nevertheless, several biological and physiological mechanisms related to nutritive requirements together with their transfer and utilization across the placenta are still poorly understood. In February 2009, the Child Health Foundation invited leading experts of this field to a workshop to critically review and discuss current knowledge, with the aim to highlight priorities for future research. This paper summarizes our main conclusions with regards to maternal preconceptional body mass index, gestational weight gain, placental and fetal requirements in relation to adverse pregnancy and long-term outcomes of the fetus (nutritional programming). We conclude that there is an urgent need to develop further human investigations aimed at better understanding of the basis of biochemical mechanisms and pathophysiological events related to maternal-fetal nutrition and offspring health. An improved knowledge would help to optimize nutritional recommendations for pregnancy.
AB - Pregnancy is a complex period of human growth, development, and imprinting. Nutrition and metabolism play a crucial role for the health and well-being of both mother and fetus, as well as for the long-term health of the offspring. Nevertheless, several biological and physiological mechanisms related to nutritive requirements together with their transfer and utilization across the placenta are still poorly understood. In February 2009, the Child Health Foundation invited leading experts of this field to a workshop to critically review and discuss current knowledge, with the aim to highlight priorities for future research. This paper summarizes our main conclusions with regards to maternal preconceptional body mass index, gestational weight gain, placental and fetal requirements in relation to adverse pregnancy and long-term outcomes of the fetus (nutritional programming). We conclude that there is an urgent need to develop further human investigations aimed at better understanding of the basis of biochemical mechanisms and pathophysiological events related to maternal-fetal nutrition and offspring health. An improved knowledge would help to optimize nutritional recommendations for pregnancy.
KW - fatty acids
KW - Fetal nutrition
KW - maternal body mass index
KW - maternal diabetes
KW - placental transport
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U2 - 10.1080/10408398.2012.745477
DO - 10.1080/10408398.2012.745477
M3 - Article
C2 - 24628089
AN - SCOPUS:84947424278
VL - 56
SP - 82
EP - 91
JO - Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
JF - Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
SN - 1040-8398
IS - 1
ER -