Maternal nutrition during pregnancy is an important determinant of the later health of the offspring. The aim here was to evaluate the effects of maternal dietary intake and dietary counselling in providing a favourable nutritional environment for the developing child. This study evaluated in a mother-child trial (n=256) the impact of maternal dietary intake on maternal and infant serum fatty acids (FA) and infant development (Griffiths Mental Development Scale). The trial involved individual dietary counselling emphasizing the quality of dietary fat and provision of supporting foods with favourable fat and fibre content. Dietary intervention increased the percentage of maternal serum phospholipid n-3 FA during pregnancy. A further evalu...
Gestational diabetes is a common pregnancy complication that increases the risk of adverse pregnancy...
Background A well-balanced nutritious diet is important for the pregnant woman and the growing fetus...
Human milk has been considered the ultimate food for infants to optimize their growth and developmen...
Maternal obesity has been shown to increase the risk for adverse reproductive health outcomes such ...
Metabolic disorders during pregnancy may challenge the mother and child to longterm health complicat...
Alarming rates of the world’s adult population is meeting the criteria for obesity. Moreover, increa...
A rapid increase in allergic diseases in Western societies has led to the conclusion that our modern...
Preterm birth is a global health challenge. Even though the survival rates of preterm infants have b...
The focus of this dissertation was to investigate the effects of family-based dietary intervention ...
Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is a pregnancy-specific disorder charact...
Vitamin D is either obtained through synthesis in the skin due to UVB-light (290-315 nm) or from the...
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is increasing globally and it causes pregnancy complications and...
The prevalence of overweight is increasing globally already in childhood. Eating habits are establis...
Every fifth pregnant woman is diagnosed with gestational diabetes in Finland. It predisposes both th...
Background: Although the knowledge of adverse effects of smoking during pregnancy has increased in r...
Gestational diabetes is a common pregnancy complication that increases the risk of adverse pregnancy...
Background A well-balanced nutritious diet is important for the pregnant woman and the growing fetus...
Human milk has been considered the ultimate food for infants to optimize their growth and developmen...
Maternal obesity has been shown to increase the risk for adverse reproductive health outcomes such ...
Metabolic disorders during pregnancy may challenge the mother and child to longterm health complicat...
Alarming rates of the world’s adult population is meeting the criteria for obesity. Moreover, increa...
A rapid increase in allergic diseases in Western societies has led to the conclusion that our modern...
Preterm birth is a global health challenge. Even though the survival rates of preterm infants have b...
The focus of this dissertation was to investigate the effects of family-based dietary intervention ...
Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is a pregnancy-specific disorder charact...
Vitamin D is either obtained through synthesis in the skin due to UVB-light (290-315 nm) or from the...
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is increasing globally and it causes pregnancy complications and...
The prevalence of overweight is increasing globally already in childhood. Eating habits are establis...
Every fifth pregnant woman is diagnosed with gestational diabetes in Finland. It predisposes both th...
Background: Although the knowledge of adverse effects of smoking during pregnancy has increased in r...
Gestational diabetes is a common pregnancy complication that increases the risk of adverse pregnancy...
Background A well-balanced nutritious diet is important for the pregnant woman and the growing fetus...
Human milk has been considered the ultimate food for infants to optimize their growth and developmen...