A Summary of Pathways or Mechanisms Linking Preconception Maternal Nutrition with Birth Outcomes

Neither Preconceptional Weekly Multiple Micronutrient nor Iron–Folic Acid Supplements Affect Birth Size and Gestational Age Compared with a Folic Acid Supplement Alone in Rural Vietnamese Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial

(2016) Usha Ramakrishnan et al.   JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

A Daily Snack Containing Leafy Green Vegetables, Fruit, and Milk before and during Pregnancy Prevents Gestational Diabetes in a Randomized, Controlled Trial in Mumbai, India

(2016) Sirazul A Sahariah et al.   JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Periconceptional multiple-micronutrient supplementation and placental function in rural Gambian women: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial

(2015) Stephen Owens et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Do little embryos make big decisions? How maternal dietary protein restriction can permanently change an embryo’s potential, affecting adult health

(2015) Tom P. Fleming et al.   REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT

Maternal diet as a modifier of offspring epigenetics

(2015) K. A. Lillycrop et al.   Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

Effect of Animal-Source Food Supplement Prior to and during Pregnancy on Birthweight and Prematurity in Rural Vietnam: A Brief Study Description

(2015) Ngu Tu et al.   FOOD AND NUTRITION BULLETIN

Improving women’s diet quality preconceptionally and during gestation: effects on birth weight and prevalence of low birth weight—a randomized controlled efficacy trial in India (Mumbai Maternal Nutrition Project)

(2014) Ramesh D Potdar et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Does preconception care work?

(2014) Michael M. Beckmann et al.   AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY

Parenting from before conception

(2014) M. Lane et al.   SCIENCE

Maternal nutrition at conception modulates DNA methylation of human metastable epialleles

(2014) Paula Dominguez-Salas et al.   Nature Communications

Preconception maternal nutrition: a multi-site randomized controlled trial

(2014) K Michael Hambidge et al.   BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

DNA methylation potential: dietary intake and blood concentrations of one-carbon metabolites and cofactors in rural African women

(2013) Paula Dominguez-Salas et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Impacts of arginine nutrition on embryonic and fetal development in mammals

(2013) Guoyao Wu et al.   AMINO ACIDS

Knowledge and periconceptional use of folic acid for the prevention of neural tube defects in ethnic communities in the United Kingdom: Systematic review and meta-analysis

(2013) Jordana N. Peake et al.   BIRTH DEFECTS RESEARCH PART A-CLINICAL AND MOLECULAR TERATOLOGY

Role of Placental Nutrient Sensing in Developmental Programming

(2013) THOMAS JANSSON et al.   CLINICAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Food consumption patterns and associated factors among Vietnamese women of reproductive age

(2013) Phuong H Nguyen et al.   Nutrition Journal

DNA methylation profiling at imprinted loci after periconceptional micronutrient supplementation in humans: results of a pilot randomized controlled trial

(2012) Wendy N. Cooper et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Activation of Placental mTOR Signaling and Amino Acid Transporters in Obese Women Giving Birth to Large Babies

(2012) Nina Jansson et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

Effect of Women's Nutrition before and during Early Pregnancy on Maternal and Infant Outcomes: A Systematic Review

(2012) Usha Ramakrishnan et al.   PAEDIATRIC AND PERINATAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

The Impact of Early Age at First Childbirth on Maternal and Infant Health

(2012) Cassandra M. Gibbs et al.   PAEDIATRIC AND PERINATAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Biological Mechanisms for Nutritional Regulation of Maternal Health and Fetal Development

(2012) Guoyao Wu et al.   PAEDIATRIC AND PERINATAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Impact of Increasing Inter-pregnancy Interval on Maternal and Infant Health

(2012) Amanda Wendt et al.   PAEDIATRIC AND PERINATAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

The emerging role of mTORC1 signaling in placental nutrient-sensing

(2012) T. Jansson et al.   PLACENTA

The effects of oxidative stress on female reproduction: a review

(2012) Ashok Agarwal et al.   Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Mouse maternal systemic inflammation at the zygote stage causes blunted cytokine responsiveness in lipopolysaccharide-challenged adult offspring

(2011) Charlotte L Williams et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

Women's compliance with current folic acid recommendations and achievement of optimal vitamin status for preventing neural tube defects

(2011) B. McNulty et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Adaptive responses of the embryo to maternal diet and consequences for post-implantation development

(2011) Tom P. Fleming et al.   REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT

Maternal Exposure to the Dutch Famine Before Conception and During Pregnancy

(2010) Aryeh D. Stein et al.   EPIDEMIOLOGY

The preconception Mediterranean dietary pattern in couples undergoing in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment increases the chance of pregnancy

(2010) Marijana Vujkovic et al.   FERTILITY AND STERILITY

Timing in Prenatal Nutrition: A Reprise of the Dutch Famine Study

(2010) Mervyn Susser et al.   NUTRITION REVIEWS

Maternal Supplementation Differentially Affects the Mother and Newborn

(2009) Kathleen M. Rasmussen et al.   JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Intrauterine Growth Restriction: Implications for Placental Metabolism and Transport. A Review

(2009) I. Cetin et al.   PLACENTA

Persistent epigenetic differences associated with prenatal exposure to famine in humans

(2008) B. T. Heijmans et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA