Nutrients and Energy Consumption during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding: Within or beyond Human Milk

Dear Colleagues,

It is well documented that maternal nutrition from preconception through to lactation has both short- and long-term health effects on the mother and child. While requirements for many nutrients increase in pregnancy and lactation, and some dietary changes are required, many mothers misinterpret these recommendations and make “eating for two” as necessary and healthy.

Concerning human milk, its composition is dynamic and can vary according to many physiological and maternal factors. Some of these factors (e.g., 24 h variations, lactation stage, time point in breastfeeding session) are better investigated than others. For this reason, we encourage scholars to bridge the gap between maternal nutrition/nutritional status and human milk composition.

In this Special Issue, we would like to bring readers closer to the state-of-the-art in the field of maternal nutrition by gathering papers that cover several aspects of nutrition science that impact maternal and infants’ outcomes and human milk composition. Original research articles and reviews (systematic reviews and meta-analyses) are greatly welcome.

Dr. Agnieszka Bzikowska-Jura
Dr. Aleksandra Wesołowska
Guest Editors

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