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Abstract

Nutrition and lifestyle during pregnancy and preconceptional period represent a major public health challenge, influencing the development of the embryo, fetus, and placenta, with considerable potential to influence not only maternal health but also that of future generations.

However, the risk of inadequate maternal nutrition is high both in underdeveloped and in industrialized countries, especially for selected groups of women of childbearing age: those following exclusion diets, women affected by eating disorders, underweight or overweight/obese, smokers, and adolescents.

These dietary inadequacies are due to complex sociocultural and economic interacting factors, and it is mandatory to incorporate in clinician’s appointment brief nutrition discussions to propose simple and personalized multidisciplinary interventions.

Understanding the relationship between maternal nutrition, pregnancy, and birth outcomes may provide a basis for developing nutritional interventions that will improve maternal well-being, birth outcomes, and long-life health of the newborn, improving the quality of life and reducing mortality, morbidity, and health-care costs.

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Cetin, I., Bianchi, C., Laoreti, A. (2022). Eating Habits During Pregnancy. In: Patel, V., Preedy, V. (eds) Eating Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67929-3_4-1

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