During pregnancy, your daily requirements for some nutrients are significantly higher than those for non-pregnant women, requiring extra attention to ensure you’re getting enough key nutrients, ...

A healthy, well-balanced diet helps pregnant women meet their nutritional needs for the proper growth of the baby. Key ...

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Knowing what to eat during pregnancy can be confusing at the best of times. Factor in morning sickness, cravings and everything else that comes with growing a tiny human inside you, it can be ...

New research reveals that expectant mothers taking multivitamins can support a child’s brain development, but only when their diet isn’t doing the job. Study: Maternal Diet Quality and Multivitamin ...

A staggering 70 percent of pregnant women exceed recommended intakes of added sugars, sodium and saturated fats. Additionally, more than half gain excess weight during pregnancy, risking the mother’s ...

Healthy and balanced nutrition during pregnancy and early infancy is important for mother and child. However, despite some recent progress in Europe, there is still a long way to achieve the nutrition ...

Women who follow a Mediterranean diet during pregnancy may lower their risk of developing dangerously high blood pressure and other bad outcomes, a new study suggests. An analysis of food consumption ...

Food additives eaten during pregnancy can change gut bacteria and raise later inflammation and weight gain risk, even without ...

In a new study evaluating the Mediterranean diet and adverse pregnancy outcomes, investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai found that women who conceived while adhering to the ...

Preparing for pregnancy starts long before conception, with healthy weight, nutrition and metabolic balance playing a crucial ...