The Effects of Diet on Maternal Obesity and Infant Health
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 May 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: maternal and fetal medicine; obesity; metabolic syndrome; adipokines; maternal nutrition; hypertension; preeclampsia; ultrasound in obstetrics; perinatal outcome
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Interests: pregnancy complications; gestational diabetes mellitus; adipokines; adiponectin; chemerin; lipocalin; apelin
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Special Issue Information
We are pleased to present this Special Issue titled "The Effects of Diet on Maternal Obesity and Infant Health". It aims to present high-quality scientific articles (original research articles or comprehensive/systematic review papers) that highlight the latest achievements and research directions in research on the impact of diet on obesity-related complications in the mother and the fetus/newborn.
Pregnancy is a unique period in which attention is focused simultaneously on two people, the mother and the developing baby. The health of the pregnant mother is a vital condition for the proper development of the fetus and affects the future child's health.
Inappropriate diet directly influences the course of pregnancy and significantly increases the incidence of complications, mainly in patients with obesity. Precise nutritional strategies, including macronutrient balance, adequate micronutrient intake, and nutritional regimens, are essential both in obesity prevention and in the management of this group of patients.
In hope of creating a multidisciplinary platform for scientific exchange, we invite all researchers interested in maternal and neonatal health to share their research results and clinical experience.
Dr. Radzisław Mierzyński
Dr. Elżbieta Poniedziałek-Czajkowska
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- diet
- obesity
- pregnancy
- fetus
- newborn
- gestational diabetes mellitus
- metabolic syndrome
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