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Maternal nutrition
Getting the right nutrition is essential during pregnancy as it can influence lifelong health of the developing baby. Several key nutrients are either required in higher amounts during pregnancy or are often low in the diets of young women.
Here, you will find all of our content and resources relating to the topic of maternal nutrition.
Top Five: Most popular blog posts designed for healthcare professionals
Our top five resources to help midwives support parents
The Role of the Gut Microbiome: Supporting Infant Immune System Development — an expert view
Our top five resources for GPs to help parents during the first 1,000 days
The importance of prebiotics in the first 1,000 days for gut health and immunity
Getting the right nutrition during pregnancy
Getting the right nutrition is essential during pregnancy as it can have an important influence on the lifelong health of the developing baby1. National dietary intake data shows some women of reproductive age to have low intakes of several key nutrients1,2. Certain nutrients are either hard to get from commonly consumed foods (e.g. vitamin D and iodine) or are required in higher amounts during pregnancy (e.g. folic acid).