Effects of Maternal Diet and Environmental Factors on Child’s Development
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 April 2026
Special Issue Editors
2. Metropolitan North Research Support Unit (USR), Jordi Gol i Gorina University Institute Foundation for Primary Health Care Research (IDIAP), 08303 Mataró, Spain
3. PSICONLINE General Health Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR), Av. de la Paz, 137, 26006 Logroño, Spain
Interests: public health; sustainability; ethics; education; psychology; radiation protection; emergency preparedness and recovery
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2. Reproductive and Sexual Healthcare (ASSIR) Sabadell, Catalan Institute of Health (ICS), 08203 Sabadell, Spain
3. Faculty of Nursing, Universitat de Barcelona, 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
Interests: infant feeding; maternal; public health; sustainability; ethics; education; psychology; radiation protection; emergency preparedness and recovery
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue explores the intricate interplay between maternal nutrition quality, environmental pre and post natal exposures on mothers (or mother–child dyads), and child health. Emerging evidence underscores how maternal dietary patterns, micronutrient status, and exposure to environmental pollutants—such as endocrine disruptors, heavy metals, and air pollution (also possible effects from infections, as pandemia COVID-19)—can significantly influence fetal growth, neurodevelopment, and long-term health outcomes. Contributions to this issue highlight both mechanistic insights and epidemiological findings, emphasizing the importance of early-life interventions and public health strategies. By integrating perspectives from nutrition science, developmental biology, and environmental health, this collection aims to advance our understanding of prenatal determinants of pediatric health and foster multidisciplinary approaches to improving maternal and fetal well-being. Moreover this issue contributes to sustainability, ONE health and Planetary health research.
Dr. Liudmila Liutsko
Guest Editor
Dr. Gemma Cazorla-Ortiz
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- maternal nutrition
- fetal development
- environmental exposures (including epidemias)
- prenatal health
- postnatal health
- pediatric outcomes
- mother and child health
- ONE health
- planetary health
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