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Nutrition in Pregnancy nutrients Volume 2 Nutrition in Pregnancy Edited by Janna L. Morrison and Timothy R.H. Regnault Printed Edition of the Special Issue Published in Nutrients www.mdpi.com/journal/nutrients Janna L. Morrison and Timothy R.H. Regnault (Eds.) Nutrition in Pregnancy Volume II This book is a reprint of the Special Issue that appeared in the online, open access journal, Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643) from 2014–2016, available at: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/nutrients/special_issues/nutrition-pregnancy Guest Editors Janna L. Morrison Professor, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences University of South Australia Australia Timothy R.H. Regnault Associate Professor, Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology/Physiology and Pharmacology Scientist, Children's Health Research Institute Western University Canada Editorial Office MDPI AG St. Alban-Anlage 66 Basel, Switzerland Publisher Assistant Editor Shu-Kun Lin Xiaocen Zhang 1. Edition 2017 MDPI • Basel • Beijing • Wuhan • Barcelona • Belgrade ISBN 978-3-03842-368-3 (Hbk) Vol. 2 ISBN 978-3-03842-308-9 (Hbk) Vol. 1-2 ISBN 978-3-03842-369-0 (PDF) Vol. 2 ISBN 978-3-03842-309-6 (PDF) Vol. 1-2 Articles in this volume are Open Access and distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY), which allows users to download, copy and build upon published articles even for commercial purposes, as long as the author and publisher are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. The book taken as a whole is © 2017 MDPI, Basel, Switzerland, distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons by Attribution (CC BY-NC-ND) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Table of Contents List of Contributors ......................................................................................................... VII About the Guest Editors ................................................................................................ XIII Preface to “Nutrition in Pregnancy”............................................................................. XV Section 1: Micronutrients and Diet Composition during Pregnancy Jessica A. Grieger and Vicki L. Clifton A Review of the Impact of Dietary Intakes in Human Pregnancy on Infant Birthweight Reprinted from: Nutrients 2015, 7(1), 153–178 http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/7/1/153 ........................................................................ 3 Karla A. Bascuñán, Rodrigo Valenzuela, Rodrigo Chamorro, Alejandra Valencia, Cynthia Barrera, Claudia Puigrredon, Jorge Sandoval and Alfonso Valenzuela Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Composition of Maternal Diet and Erythrocyte Phospholipid Status in Chilean Pregnant Women Reprinted from: Nutrients 2014, 6(11), 4918–4934 http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/6/11/4918 .................................................................. 32 Phoebe Starling, Karen Charlton, Anne T. McMahon and Catherine Lucas Fish Intake during Pregnancy and Foetal Neurodevelopment—A Systematic Review of the Evidence Reprinted from: Nutrients 2015, 7(3), 2001–2014 http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/7/3/2001 .................................................................... 49 Ian Darnton-Hill and Uzonna C. Mkparu Micronutrients in Pregnancy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Reprinted from: Nutrients 2015, 7(3), 1744–1768 http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/7/3/1744 .................................................................... 63 III Marta Cuervo, Carmen Sayon-Orea, Susana Santiago and Jose Alfredo Martínez Dietary and Health Profiles of Spanish Women in Preconception, Pregnancy and Lactation Reprinted from: Nutrients 2014, 6(10), 4434–4451 http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/6/10/4434 .................................................................. 91 Paul A. Dawson, Aoife Elliott and Francis G. Bowling Sulphate in Pregnancy Reprinted from: Nutrients 2015, 7(3), 1594–1606 http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/7/3/1594 .................................................................. 110 Meng Wang, Zhi-Ping Wang, Li-Jie Gao, Hui Yang and Zhong-Tang Zhao Maternal Consumption of Non-Staple Food in the First Trimester and Risk of Neural Tube Defects in Offspring Reprinted from: Nutrients 2015, 7(5), 3067–3077 http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/7/5/3067 .................................................................. 124 Antonysunil Adaikalakoteswari, Manu Vatish, Alexander Lawson, Catherine Wood, Kavitha Sivakumar, Philip G. McTernan, Craig Webster, Neil Anderson, Chittaranjan S. Yajnik, Gyanendra Tripathi and Ponnusamy Saravanan Low Maternal Vitamin B12 Status Is Associated with Lower Cord Blood HDL Cholesterol in White Caucasians Living in the UK Reprinted from: Nutrients 2015, 7(4), 2401–2414 http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/7/4/2401 .................................................................. 136 Yanli Li, Rufei Gao, Xueqing Liu, Xuemei Chen, Xinggui Liao, Yanqing Geng, Yubin Ding, Yingxiong Wang and Junlin He Folate Deficiency Could Restrain Decidual Angiogenesis in Pregnant Mice Reprinted from: Nutrients 2015, 7(8), 6425–6445 http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/7/8/5284 .................................................................. 150 IV Section 2: New Studies of Vitamin D and Its Role in Fetal Development Andrea Olmos-Ortiz, Euclides Avila, Marta Durand-Carbajal and Lorenza Díaz Regulation of Calcitriol Biosynthesis and Activity: Focus on Gestational Vitamin D Deficiency and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Reprinted from: Nutrients 2015, 7(1), 443–480 http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/7/1/443 .................................................................... 177 Rihwa Choi, Seonwoo Kim, Heejin Yoo, Yoon Young Cho, Sun Wook Kim, Jae Hoon Chung, Soo-young Oh and Soo-Youn Lee High Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Pregnant Korean Women: The First Trimester and the Winter Season as Risk Factors for Vitamin D Deficiency Reprinted from: Nutrients 2015, 7(5), 3427–3448 http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/7/5/3427 .................................................................. 219 Xiaodan Yu, Weiye Wang, Zhenzhen Wei, Fengxiu Ouyang, Lisu Huang, Xia Wang, Yanjun Zhao, Huijuan Zhang and Jun Zhang Vitamin D Status and Related Factors in Newborns in Shanghai, China Reprinted from: Nutrients 2014, 6(12), 5600–5610 http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/6/12/5600 ................................................................ 243 Adekunle Dawodu, Barbara Davidson, Jessica G. Woo, Yong-Mei Peng, Guillermo M. Ruiz-Palacios, Maria de Lourdes Guerrero and Ardythe L. Morrow Sun Exposure and Vitamin D Supplementation in Relation to Vitamin D Status of Breastfeeding Mothers and Infants in the Global Exploration of Human Milk Study Reprinted from: Nutrients 2015, 7(2), 1081–1093 http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/7/2/1081 .................................................................. 254 V List of Contributors Antonysunil Adaikalakoteswari Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV2 2DX, UK. Neil Anderson Academic department of Diabetes and Metabolism, George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton CV10 7DJ, UK. Euclides Avila Department of Reproductive Biology, National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga No. 15, Tlalpan 14000, Mexico City, Mexico. Cynthia Barrera Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Av. Independencia 1027, Independencia, Santiago 8380453, Chile. Karla A. Bascuñán Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Av. Independencia 1027, Independencia, Santiago 8380453, Chile. Michelle L. Blumfield School of Health Sciences, and Priority Research Centre in Physical Activity and Nutrition, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia. Francis G. Bowling Mater Research Institute, Level 4, Translational Research Institute, University of Queensland, 37 Kent St, TRI, Woolloongabba, QLD 4102, Australia; Mater Children's Hospital, Mater Health Services, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia. Rodrigo Chamorro Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Av. Independencia 1027, Independencia, Santiago 8380453, Chile. Karen Charlton School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia. Xuemei Chen Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, School of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China. Yoon Young Cho Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Thyroid Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-Ro, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul 135-710, Korea. Rihwa Choi Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-Ro, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul 135-710, Korea. Jae Hoon Chung Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Thyroid Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-Ro, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul 135-710, Korea. VII Vicki L. Clifton Robinson Research Institute, School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, Adelaide University, Lyell McEwin Hospital, Haydown Road, Elizabeth Vale, SA 5112, Australia. Marta Cuervo Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Physiology, Center for Nutritional Research, University of Navarra, Pamplona 31008, Spain; CIBERobn Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition, Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid 28029, Spain. Ian Darnton-Hill The Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy,
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