Perinatal and Neonatal Nutrition and Growth
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Women's Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 3297
Special Issue Editor
Interests: neonatal and perinatal nutrition; preterm infant nutrition and growth
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Adequate nutrition is critical during the perinatal period of pregnancy and lactation, in order to support both the health of mothers and their infants. Multiple complications of pregnancy can be prevented or alleviated with proper nutrition, resulting in improved birth outcomes. Similarly, promoting appropriate nutrition and growth during the neonatal period is essential for supporting both acute and long-term health. This is most imperative for the millions of infants worldwide who are born preterm each year.
Due to the critical nature of such periods of development, this Special Issue will focus on novel research evaluating or focusing on perinatal nutrition, neonatal nutrition, and neonatal growth. This Special Issue aims to provide selected contributions on (1) enhancing the understanding of perinatal/neonatal nutrition status and its relationships with health outcomes or (2) therapies or interventions to improve perinatal/neonatal nutrition status or neonatal growth. Contributions from settings with a variety of health acuity or resource availability are welcome. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- The evaluation of maternal dietary intake during pregnancy or early lactation;
- Nutrition interventions during pregnancy or early lactation;
- Nutritional evaluation of human milk in the neonatal stages of lactation;
- Nutrition interventions in preterm or low-birth-weight infants;
- Nutrition interventions in hospitalized neonates;
- Evaluation of neonatal growth;
- Evaluation of nutrition status or neonatal growth in resource limited areas;
- Perinatal or neonatal nutrition interventions in resource limited areas.
Dr. Melissa Thoene
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- perinatal nutrition
- neonatal nutrition
- neonatal growth
- infant feeding
