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Litter size reduction accentuates maternal care and alters behavioral and physiological phenotypes in rat adult offspring

open access: yesJournal of Physiological Sciences, 2018
Maternal behavior has a substantial impact on the behavioral, endocrine, and neural development of the pups. This study investigated the effect of altering the neonatal nutritional environment by modifying the litter size on maternal care and anxiety ...
Silvia Enes-Marques, A. Giusti-Paiva
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A review paper on anganwadi workers knowledge on maternal nutrition

open access: yesAsian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, 2023
The present study reviews the Maternal Nutrition knowledge of health care providers (ANMs and ASHAs) of Primary Health Centers (PHCs) and Community Health Centers (CHCs) and attempts to find out the existing gaps in their knowledge level related to ...
S. Srivastava, Ritu K. Sureka
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Nutrition and Metabolic Adaptations in Physiological and Complicated Pregnancy: Focus on Obesity and Gestational Diabetes

open access: yesFrontiers in Endocrinology, 2020
Pregnancy offers a window of opportunity to program the future health of both mothers and offspring. During gestation, women experience a series of physical and metabolic modifications and adaptations, which aim to protect the fetus development and are ...
S. Parrettini, A. Caroli, E. Torlone
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Maternal Nutritional Factors Enhance Birthweight Prediction: A Super Learner Ensemble Approach

open access: yesInformation
Birthweight (BW) is a widely used indicator of neonatal health, with low birthweight (LBW) being linked to higher risks of morbidity and mortality. Timely and precise prediction of LBW is crucial for ensuring newborn health and well-being. Despite recent
Muhammad Mursil   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Benefits of Kangaroo Mother Care on the Physiological Stress Parameters of Preterm Infants and Mothers in Neonatal Intensive Care

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
It is well documented that the stress of separation of mother and baby can lead to short-term physiological instability as well as neurological, sociological or psychological consequences that may last a lifetime.
Delia Cristóbal Cañadas   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Microbial lysate upregulates host oxytocin [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Neuropeptide hormone oxytocin has roles in social bonding, energy metabolism, and wound healing contributing to good physical, mental and social health. It was previously shown that feeding of a human commensal microbe Lactobacillus reuteri (L.
Alm, Eric J.   +13 more
core   +1 more source

Maternal versus artificial rearing shapes the rumen microbiome having minor long‐term physiological implications

open access: yesEnvironmental Microbiology, 2019
Summary Increasing productivity is a key target in ruminant science which requires better understanding of the rumen microbiota. This study investigated how maternal versus artificial rearing shapes the rumen microbiota using 24 sets of triplet lambs ...
A. Belanche   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Feeding interventions for growth and development in infants with cleft lip, cleft palate or cleft lip and palate. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
BACKGROUND: Cleft lip and cleft palate are common birth defects, affecting about one baby of every 700 born. Feeding these babies is an immediate concern and there is evidence of delay in growth of children with a cleft as compared to those without ...
Bessell, A   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Associations between maternal dietary intake and nutritional status with fetal growth at 14 to 26 weeks gestation: a cross- sectional study

open access: yesBMC Nutrition
Background Maternal undernutrition during pregnancy is currently estimated at 23.5% in Africa, which is worrying given the negative impacts of malnutrition on maternal and fetal birth outcomes.
M. Kabahenda, Barbara J Stoecker
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Role of Maternal Microbiota and Nutrition in Early-Life Neurodevelopmental Disorders

open access: yesNutrients, 2021
The rise in the prevalence of obesity and other related metabolic diseases has been paralleled by an increase in the frequency of neurodevelopmental problems, which has raised the likelihood of a link between these two phenomena.
A. Daliry, E. N. G. S. Pereira
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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