Maternal nutritional status, C1 metabolism and offspring DNA methylation: a review of current evidence in human subjects. [PDF]
: Evidence is growing for the long-term effects of environmental factors during early-life on later disease susceptibility. It is believed that epigenetic mechanisms (changes in gene function not mediated by DNA sequence alteration), particularly DNA ...
Dominguez Salas, Paula +19 more
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The Effect of Maternal Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation on Cognition and Mood during Pregnancy and Postpartum in Indonesia: A Randomized Trial [PDF]
Maternal caregiving capacity, which is affected in part by cognition and mood, is crucial for the health of mothers and infants. Few interventions aim to improve maternal and infant health through improving such capacity.
SUMMIT Study Group +19 more
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Ewe-lamb bonding behaviours at birth are affected by maternal undernutrition in pregnancy [PDF]
Maternal undernutrition in pregnancy results in low birth-weights and impaired postnatal survival in sheep. Largely anecdotal evidence suggests that the expression of appropriate maternal and neonate behaviours may also be disrupted by undernutrition. In
Dwyer, CM; id_orcid +5 more
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Maternal oxytocin is linked to close mother-infant proximity in grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) [PDF]
The UK’s Natural Environmental Research Council (http://www.nerc.ac.uk/) funded the long term program of research on grey seals at North Rona andthe Isle of May. PPP and SDT were in receipt of NERC grant NE/G008930/1 during the work.
Patrick P Pomeroy +13 more
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Clinical periodontal diagnosis
Abstract Periodontal diseases include pathological conditions elicited by the presence of bacterial biofilms leading to a host response. In the diagnostic process, clinical signs such as bleeding on probing, development of periodontal pockets and gingival recessions, furcation involvement and presence of radiographic bone loss should be assessed prior ...
Giovanni E. Salvi +5 more
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Nested Selves: Self‐Organization and Shared Markov Blankets in Prenatal Development in Humans
Abstract The immune system is a central component of organismic function in humans. This paper addresses self‐organization of biological systems in relation to—and nested within—other biological systems in pregnancy. Pregnancy constitutes a fundamental state for human embodiment and a key step in the evolution and conservation of our species. While not
Anna Ciaunica +3 more
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The Association between Exclusive Breastfeeding, Maternal Nutritional Status, Maternal Zinc Intake, and Stunting in Infants Aged 6 Months [PDF]
Background: Stunting is a form of malnutrition that has an impact on decreased learning achievement, motor and mental development and intellectual.
Salimo, Harsono +2 more
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The effect of maternal common mental disorders on infant undernutrition in Butajira, Ethiopia: the P-MaMiE study. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Although maternal common mental disorder (CMD) appears to be a risk factor for infant undernutrition in South Asian countries, the position in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is unclear METHODS: A population-based cohort of 1065 women, in the third ...
Mark Tomlinson +39 more
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Vitamin A and iron supplementation of Indonesian pregnant women benefits vitamin A status of their infants [PDF]
Many Indonesian infants have an inadequate nutritional status, which may be due in part to inadequate maternal nutrition during pregnancy. This study was designed to investigate whether infant nutritional status could be improved by maternal vitamin A ...
Muslimatun, S. +4 more
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Knowledge Summary 22: Reaching Child Brides [PDF]
Child marriage affects 10 million girls under the age of 18 every year. The negative health and social impact of child marriage include higher rates of maternal and infant mortality, sexually transmitted infection, social separation, and domestic abuse
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