ReviewAdvances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.)2015
Plant-Based and Plant-Rich Diet Patterns during Gestation: Beneficial Effects and Possible Shortcomings.
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- Maternal Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods-Rich Diet and Perinatal Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Dietary Blueberry and Soluble Fiber Supplementation Reduces Risk of Gestational Diabetes in Women with Obesity in a Randomized Controlled Trial.The Journal of nutrition · 2021Trial
- Maternal Nutrition During Pregnancy and Fetal Outcome, Short- and Long-Term Health Effects: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Plant-Based Diet and Pregnancy-Related Disorders: A Narrative Review.Current nutrition reports · 2026Review
- DASH Diet and Preeclampsia Prevention: A Literature Review.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Association of Prenatal Healthy and Unhealthy Plant-Based Diets with Behavioral Outcomes in Preschool Children.Nutrients · 2025Article
- PregNut survey: knowledge, attitude, and practices of midwives regarding plant-based diets during pregnancy.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Strict vegetarian diet and pregnancy outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Metabolism open · 2025Review
- Adherence to plant-based diet during pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes: a prospective birth cohort study.BMC nutrition · 2024Article
- Diet quality predicts hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in Asian and Pacific Islander Cohort.Nutrition and health · 2024Article
- Unravelling taboos and cultural beliefs associated with hidden hunger among pregnant and breast-feeding women in Buyende district Eastern Uganda.Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine · 2024Article
- The gut metabolome in a cohort of pregnant and lactating women from Antioquia-Colombia.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2024Article
- The Impact of Maternal Plant-Based Diet on Obstetric and Neonatal Outcomes-A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2023Article
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- [Analysis on the iron status and associated factors during the first trimester of pregnancy].Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences · 2023Article
- Plant-based diets for CKD patients: fascinating, trendy, but feasible? A green nephrology perspective.Clinical kidney journal · 2023Review
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- Pre-pregnancy check-up of maternal vascular status and associated phenotype is crucial for the health of mother and offspring.The EPMA journal · 2022Article
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- The Safe and Effective Use of Plant-Based Diets with Guidelines for Health Professionals.Nutrients · 2021Review
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Abstract
Environmental and lifestyle factors are known to play an important role during gestation, determining newborns' health status and influencing their risk of being subject to certain noncommunicable diseases later in life. In particular, maternal nutritional patterns characterized by a low intake of plant-derived foods could increase the risk of gestation-related issues, such as preeclampsia and pregravid obesity, increase genotoxicant susceptibility, and contribute to the onset of pediatric diseases. In particular, the risk of pediatric wheeze, diabetes, neural tube defects, orofacial clefts, and some pediatric tumors seems to be reduced by maternal intake of adequate amounts of vegetables, fruits, and selected antioxidants. Nevertheless, plant-based diets, like any other diet, if improperly balanced, could be deficient in some specific nutrients that are particularly relevant during gestation, such as n-3 (ω-3) fatty acids, vitamin B-12, iron, zinc, and iodine, possibly affecting the offspring's health state. Here we review the scientific literature in this field, focusing specifically on observational studies in humans, and highlight protective effects elicited by maternal diets enriched in plant-derived foods and possible issues related to maternal plant-based diets.
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