Perinatal Nutrition, Mental Health, and Offspring Growth and Development
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition in Women".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 April 2026 | Viewed by 9
Special Issue Editor
Interests: metabolic disease; nutritional and metabolic diseases; liver disease; liver disease and immunology; clinical trials in pediatrics; human nutrition; perinatal mental health problems; infant and child growth; child feeding practices; substance use during perinatal periods; rare diseases; breastfeeding; perinatal nutrition and mental health; breast feeding and mental health
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The perinatal period comes with a myriad of challenges, including physical, mental, and metabolic health problems. These problems are interrelated and have a detrimental effect not only on the parent but also on the offspring and the entire family. As part of this Special Issue, we are accepting manuscripts addressing nutrition-related physical and/or mental health problems during the perinatal period. This includes the interrelationships between nutritional, metabolic, psychosocial, and/or substance use disorders during pregnancy and the postnatal period affecting the mother, the father, and the offspring. We will consider studies on nutritional outcomes at the intersection of mental health problems, such as perinatal depression, anxiety, major depressive disorders, and metabolic disorders, including gestational diabetes. We also welcome studies on preventive and therapeutic nutritional interventions, including nutritional supplementation and nutritional education. Articles that report on the relationship between substance use, food security, nutritional wellbeing, mental health, and subsequent effects on the offspring’s physical, mental, and cognitive development will be prioritized. High-quality studies with clinical, socio-economic, and policy implications of nutritional interventions are encouraged.
Dr. Garumma Feyissa
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- perinatal depression
- perinatal mental health
- gestational diabetes
- perinatal nutritional status
- food security
- substance use
- nutritional supplementation
- birth weight
- birth outcomes
- perinatal metabolism
- infant and child growth
- child feeding
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