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Stress and Nutrition During Pregnancy: Factors Defining Transgenerational Future Health Within the Family

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Abstract

A normal pregnancy is defined as the physiological state of a woman from fertilization to the birth of one or more living, healthy and full-term infants. Meanwhile, the term high-risk pregnancy refers to anomalous gestational conditions (e.g. eclampsia), which increase the possibility of pathophysiological states in the mother and/or the infant. There are several biological, gynaeco-obstetric and social risk factors for a high risk pregnancy. Conditions such as malnutrition, negative emotions , perceived stress and maternal anxiety are predictors of pathological conditions in both mother and child (e.g. obesity , diabetes, different types of cancer and some neurological and cardiovascular pathology). This scenario requires a modification of the concept of ‘high-risk pregnancy’, and advocates taking into account the monitoring of stress, anxiety, depression and food quality during pregnancy as potential risk factors not only for the baby, but also for subsequent generations .

Dr. Tania Romo-González, Researcher, Department of Integrated Health and Biology, Institute of Biological Research, Universidad Veracruzana. Email: romisnaider@hotmail.com.

Raquel González-Ochoa, M.Sc., Ph.D. student, Department of Integrated Health and Biology, Institute of Biological Research, Universidad Veracruzana. Email: raquelgonzlezochoa@yahoo.com.mx.

Dr. Rosalba León-Díaz, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Integrated Health and Biology, Institute of Biological Research, Universidad Veracruzana. Email: rossalba_leon@yahoo.com.mx.

Dr. Gabriel Gutiérrez-Ospina, Researcher, Institute of Biomedical Research, UNAM. Email: gabo@biomedicas.unam.mx.

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Romo-González, T., González-Ochoa, R., León-Díaz, R., Gutiérrez-Ospina, G. (2018). Stress and Nutrition During Pregnancy: Factors Defining Transgenerational Future Health Within the Family. In: Marván, M., López-Vázquez, E. (eds) Preventing Health and Environmental Risks in Latin America. The Anthropocene: Politik—Economics—Society—Science, vol 23. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73799-7_2

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