Are women getting adequate nutrition during preconception and pregnancy?

Articles and Books

In a Maternal & Child Nutrition analysis of published studies on the dietary habits of women who were trying to conceive or were pregnant, most studies indicated that women do not meet nutritional recommendations for vegetable, cereal grain, or folate intake. Pregnant women did not meet iron or calcium intake requirements in 91% and 55% of studies, respectively, and also exceeded fat intake recommendations in 55% of studies.

NNIW94 - Milk, Mucosal Immunity and the Microbiome: Impact on the Neonate

NNI Workshop Series

There have been considerable advances in our understanding of the diverse mixture of bioactive components in human milk that influence the immune status of infants by not only facilitating development, but also by providing protection, modulating tolerance, and regulating an appropriate inflammatory response. Human milk is the communication vehicle between the maternal immune system and the infant, actively directing and educating the immune, metabolic, and microflora systems within the infant. The NNIW 94 brochure provides a comprehensive overview on the latest human milk research and our understanding of its potential for modulating mucosal immunity, the microbiome and its impact on the neonate

Protein in Neonatal Nutrition: Not Too Little Not Too Much

Conference Proceedings

Nutrition during the first 1000 days of has a long-term effect on health and metabolic outcome. Preterm infants have high protein needs but in clinical practice it is often difficult to meet those high requirements.

Early nutrition and immune health: When it begins

Conference Proceedings

The neonatal immune system has its specific modus operandi, which differs much from the adult one.

Introducing peanuts and eggs early can prevent food allergies in high risk infants

Articles and Books

Research undertaken by King's College London and St George's, University of London has found that introducing certain foods early to infants can prevent them from developing an allergy despite low adherence to an introduction regime.