Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Maternal Nutrition

Maternal nutrition refers to the dietary intake and nutritional status of women before, during, and after pregnancy, and it plays a decisive role in the health of both mother and child. Adequate intake of energy, protein, and micronutrients such as iron, folate, iodine, calcium, and vitamins supports the mother's we…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 11 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 56× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2379-7835

Overview

Maternal nutrition refers to the dietary intake and nutritional status of women before, during, and after pregnancy, and it plays a decisive role in the health of both mother and child. Adequate intake of energy, protein, and micronutrients such as iron, folate, iodine, calcium, and vitamins supports the mother's well-being and is essential for healthy fetal growth and development, influencing birth outcomes and the long-term health of the offspring. Poor maternal nutrition, whether from undernutrition, micronutrient deficiency, or excess, is associated with risks including anaemia, complications of pregnancy, low birth weight, impaired growth, and developmental problems, and its effects can extend across generations. Improving maternal nutrition therefore depends on appropriate diet, supplementation where needed, and access to nutrition services and education. Research relevant to this topic includes assessment of the nutritional status and health outcomes of women and children, study of maternal coastal and indigenous nutrition, the factors influencing dietary diversity and nutritional status among pregnant adolescents, the utilisation of nutrition services for pregnant women, and awareness of the importance of nutrition during pregnancy. Together these works examine the determinants and consequences of maternal nutritional status. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to maternal nutrition.

Research published in this journal

11 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2015

Epigenetics and Nutrition

Kenneth LundstromCorresponding author
International Journal of Nutrition Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-14-603

How this research is being cited

The 11 articles above have been cited 56 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Nov 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Maternal Nutrition, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Nutrition (ISSN 2379-7835).

Journal editorial board
Christopher Ochner · United States Alicja Kuban-Jankowska · Poland Angel Catala · Argentina

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