The Impact of Perinatal Nutrition on the Health and Development of the Infant
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 August 2025 | Viewed by 521
Special Issue Editors
Interests: maternal and infant health; micronutrients; dietary supplementation; thyroid hormone; donor human milk; infant neurodevelopment; maternal mental health; breastfeeding
Interests: iodine; thyroid; micronutrients; pregnancy; breastfeeding; infancy
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Dear Colleagues,
The perinatal period spans from conception to one year after childbirth and is a critical window of vulnerability and opportunity for foetal and infant development. Maternal intake (from diet and supplements) and status, metabolic health, and social and behavioural factors play a role in infant development and impact the short- and long-term health of the offspring. Infant feeding practices, such as breastfeeding and appropriate complementary feeding, are crucial for growth, development, and long-term effects on metabolic health, neurodevelopment, and immune function.
This Special Issue aims to publish selected papers studying the critical influence of perinatal nutrition on infant health and developmental outcomes, providing insights into optimal nutritional strategies and interventions to promote healthy developmental outcomes. Multiple methods are welcomed, including, but not limited to, cohort studies, reviews, experimental or clinical studies, and qualitative and longitudinal studies with a specific focus on the role of perinatal nutrition in infant health.
Dr. Ying Jin
Dr. Louise Brough
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- perinatal nutrition
- pregnancy
- breastfeeding
- postpartum
- infant feeding
- infant growth
- neurodevelopment
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