Growth & Development
Early life events, including nutrition, play a powerful role in programming a person’s development, metabolism and health for the future. This section covers all aspects of the importance of maternal nutrition in the first 1000 days including nutrition in pregnancy, epigenetics, metabolic programming, breastfeeding, growth & cognitive development and a lot more.




The Nest 3: Public Health / Breast-Feeding / Child Growth

Growth, Health and Development of Breast- and Formula-fed Infants at Risk

Mothers' nutrition pivotal for healthy child growth

Study finds new link between short sleep during pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus

The Nest 41: Gestational Diabetes: a Window of Opportunity to Modify Long-Term Health Risks