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Prenatal nutrition, dietary supplements in pregnancy

 

Afghanistan

• Maternal & Child Nutrition
  • Review of policies, data, and interventions to improve maternal nutrition in Afghanistan [2020]
  • Stop stunting: situation and way forward to improve maternal, child and adolescent nutrition in Afghanistan [2016]

Africa

• PLoS ONE
  • Burden and determinants of malnutrition among pregnant women in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2019]

Asia, Pacific

• Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism
  • Regional Overview on Maternal Nutrition and Examples of Health System Programme and Policy Responses: Asia and the Pacific [2019]

Australia

• Australian Family Physician
  • Nutrition care by general practitioners: Enhancing women’s health during and after pregnancy [2016]
  • The role of micronutrients in pregnancy [2009]

• BMC Health Services Research
  • Nutrition and maternal health: a mapping of Australian dietetic services [2020]

• Department of Health Australia
  • Vitamin D status [2018]
  • Nutrition and physical activity

• Fertility Society of Australia
  • Micronutrient (folic acid, iodine and vitamin D) supplements pre-conception and during pregnancy [2021]

• International Journal of Women's Health
  • Exploring Australian women’s level of nutrition knowledge during pregnancy: a cross-sectional study [2016]

• Nutrients
  • Do the Dietary Intakes of Pregnant Women Attending Public Hospital Antenatal Clinics Align with Australian Guide to Healthy Eating Recommendations? [2020]

Brazil

• BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
  • Brazilian pregnant and lactating women do not change their food intake to meet nutritional goals [2014]

• Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
  • Vitamin A supplementation in Brazilian pregnant and postpartum women: a systematic review [2015]

• Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
  • Anthropometric assessment of nutritional status in Brazilian pregnant women [2009]

Cambodia

• Nutrients
  • The Economic Burden of Malnutrition in Pregnant Women and Children under 5 Years of Age in Cambodia [2016]

Canada

• Canadian Family Physician
  • Polyunsaturated fatty acids and fetal brain development [2015]
  • Sugar substitutes during pregnancy [2014]

• Canadian Paediatric Society
  • Vitamin D supplementation: Recommendations for Canadian mothers and infants [2007]

• Current Developments in Nutrition
  • Adherence to Canada's Food Guide Recommendations during Pregnancy: Nutritional Epidemiology and Public Health [2017]

• Nutrients
  • Both Mother and Infant Require a Vitamin D Supplement to Ensure That Infants’ Vitamin D Status Meets Current Guidelines [2018]

• PLoS ONE
  • The Current Recommended Vitamin D Intake Guideline for Diet and Supplements During Pregnancy Is Not Adequate to Achieve Vitamin D Sufficiency for Most Pregnant Women [2016]

• Public Health Agency of Canada
  • Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program

• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
  • Canadian Consensus on Female Nutrition: Adolescence, Reproduction, Menopause, and Beyond [2016]

China

• Nutrition Journal
  • Prevalence and influence factors of vitamin A deficiency of Chinese pregnant women [2016]

Denmark

• PLoS Medicine
  • Mother’s dietary quality during pregnancy and offspring’s dietary quality in adolescence: Follow-up from a national birth cohort study of 19,582 mother–offspring pairs [2019]

Eastern Mediterranean

• Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism
  • Assessment of Vitamin A Supplementation Practices in Countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Evidence to Implementation [2021]

Ethiopia

• PLoS ONE
  • Dietary diversity among pregnant women and associated factors in Ethiopia: Systematic review and meta-analysis [2021]

• Scientific World Journal
  • A Narrative Review of Nutritional Malpractices, Motivational Drivers, and Consequences in Pregnant Women: Evidence from Recent Literature and Program Implications in Ethiopia [2021]

Europe

• Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism
  • Nutrition During Pregnancy, Lactation and Early Childhood and its Implications for Maternal and Long-Term Child Health: The Early Nutrition Project Recommendations [2019]

France, United States

• PLoS ONE
  • Pregnancy Requires Major Changes in the Quality of the Diet for Nutritional Adequacy: Simulations in the French and the United States Populations [2016]

Germany

• Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism
  • German National Consensus Recommendations on Nutrition and Lifestyle in Pregnancy by the ‘Healthy Start - Young Family Network' [2013]

• Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde
  • Diet and Lifestyle Before and During Pregnancy – Practical Recommendations of the Germany-wide Healthy Start – Young Family Network [2018]

India

• Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Maternal Vitamin B12 Status During Pregnancy and Its Association With Outcomes of Pregnancy and Health of the Offspring: A Systematic Review and Implications for Policy in India [2021]

• Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
  • Pooled estimate of vitamin D deficiency among pregnant women in India: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2021]

International

• Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
  • Expert consensus on an open-access United Nations International Multiple Micronutrient Antenatal Preparation–multiple micronutrient supplement product specification [2020]

• BMJ Global Health
  • WHO recommendations on antenatal nutrition: an update on multiple micronutrient supplements [2020]

• International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
  • The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) recommendations on adolescent, preconception, and maternal nutrition: “Think Nutrition First” [2015]

• Maternal & Child Nutrition
  • Dietary guideline adherence during preconception and pregnancy: A systematic review [2020]

• Nature Reviews Endocrinology
  • Micronutrient deficiencies in pregnancy worldwide: health effects and prevention [2016]

• Nutrients
  • Is Supplementation with Micronutrients Still Necessary during Pregnancy? A Review [2021]
  • Are Probiotics and Prebiotics Safe for Use during Pregnancy and Lactation? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2021]

• U.S. Agency for International Development
  • Maternal Nutrition Programming in the context of the 2016 WHO Antenatal Care Guidelines [2018]

Ireland

• Ireland's Health Services
  • Nutrition during Pregnancy [2019]

Italy

• Nutrients
  • Maternal Diet and Nutrient Requirements in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding. An Italian Consensus Document [2016]

Lebanon

• Maternal & Child Nutrition
  • Development of national dietary and lifestyle guidelines for pregnant women in Lebanon [2021]

Low and middle income countries

• Nutrients
  • Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation During Pregnancy on Maternal, Birth, Child Health and Development Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2020]

Malaysia

• BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
  • Maternal diet, nutritional status and infant birth weight in Malaysia: a scoping review [2022]

Middle East, North Africa

• WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
  • Maternal and child undernutrition in the Middle East and North Africa, Eastern Mediterranean and Arab regions with a focus on Afghanistan, Djibouti, Lebanon, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic and Yemen: call to action to address [2022]

Middle-income countries

• Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
  • Interventions to increase adherence to micronutrient supplementation during pregnancy: a systematic review [2021]

New Zealand

• Ministry of Health New Zealand
  • Companion Statement on Vitamin D and Sun Exposure in Pregnancy and Infancy in New Zealand [2020]

• Nutrients
  • Dietary Patterns in Pregnancy in New Zealand—Influence of Maternal Socio-Demographic, Health and Lifestyle Factors [2016]

Poland

• Ginekologia Polska
  • Comparison of Polish and international guidelines on diet supplements in pregnancy — review [2021]
  • Polish Society of Gynecologists and Obstetricians recommendations on supplementation during pregnancy [2020]

South Asia

• Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
  • Prevalence of Vitamin A Deficiency in South Asia: Causes, Outcomes, and Possible Remedies [2013]

• Maternal & Child Nutrition
  • The quality of maternal nutrition and infant feeding counselling during antenatal care in South Asia [2021]

South-East Asia

• International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Scoping Review of Intervention Strategies for Improving Coverage and Uptake of Maternal Nutrition Services in Southeast Asia [2021]

Spain

• Nutrients
  • Food Consumption during Pregnancy and Post-Partum. ECLIPSES Study [2019]

Switzerland

• Swiss Medical Weekly
  • Diet, medication use and drug intake during pregnancy: data from the consecutive Swiss Health Surveys of 2007 and 2012 [2017]

Thailand

• Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Thailand nutrition in transition: situation and challenges of maternal and child nutrition [2013]

United Kingdom

• BMJ Open
  • Vitamin B12 status in women of childbearing age in the UK and its relationship with national nutrient intake guidelines: results from two National Diet and Nutrition Surveys [2016]

• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
  • Nutrition: improving maternal and child nutrition [2015]
  • Maternal and child nutrition [2014]

• Scottish Government
  • Scottish maternal and infant nutrition survey 2017 [2018]

United States

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  • Maternal and Child Outcomes Associated With the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) [2022]
  • Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Maternal and Child Health: An Updated Systematic Review [2016]

• American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Consumption of Raw or Unpasteurized Milk and Milk Products by Pregnant Women and Children [2014]

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
  • ACOG Practice Advisory: Update on Seafood Consumption During Pregnancy [2017]
  • Vitamin D: Screening and Supplementation During Pregnancy [2011]

• Nutrients
  • Evidence-Based Recommendations for an Optimal Prenatal Supplement for Women in the U.S., Part Two: Minerals [2021]

Western countries

• Nutrients
  • Dietary Interventions for Healthy Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review of Tools to Promote a Healthy Antenatal Dietary Intake [2020]

WHO

• World Health Organization
  • Nutritional interventions update: zinc supplements during pregnancy [2021]
  • Nutritional interventions update: vitamin D supplements during pregnancy [2020]
  • Nutritional interventions update: multiple micronutrient supplements during pregnancy [2020]
  • Micronutrient survey manual [2020]
  • Essential nutrition actions: mainstreaming nutrition through the life-course [2019]
  • Multiple micronutrient powders for home (point of use) fortification of foods in pregnant women: a systematic review [2011]
  • Guideline: use of multiple micronutrient powders for home fortification of foods consumed by pregnant women [2011]
  • Programming of chronic disease by impaired fetal nutrition [2002]

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