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“> The Cambridge study, led by Professor Dino Giussani, used pregnant sheep to show that maternal treatment with the antioxidant vitamin C during a complicated pregnancy could protect the adult offspring from developing hypertension and heart disease.”

“Current guidelines recommend that women limit caffeine during pregnancy to 200 milligrams (roughly the amount in a 12-ounce serving) per day. Findings from a new study suggest that caffeine consumption during pregnancy alters neurodevelopment in the fetal brain.”

“There are very few alternative medications for reducing pain and fever, so acetaminophen use in pregnancy may be difficult to eliminate. The authors conducted a systematic review of studies conducted over a 25-year period involving acetaminophen use during pregnancy.”

“Pregnancy induces marked changes in the female body to prepare for birth, lactation, and the responsibilities of motherhood. A growing body of evidence suggests pregnancy also changes the female brain.”

“It also participates in many biological processes driving pregnancy outcomes, maintaining bone mineral density and muscle mass in older adults, improving neurological function, and aiding the immune system to fight cancer.”

“However, findings from a recent study suggest that no level of caffeine consumption is safe when trying to conceive or during pregnancy. The authors reviewed 48 observational studies and meta-analyses of maternal caffeine consumption published during the last 20 years.”

“It contains both nutritional and non-nutritional components and is profoundly influenced by maternal health and dietary intake. The investigators fed one group of mice a high-fat, high-sugar diet that mimicked the nutritional content of fast food before, during, and after pregnancy.”

“Researchers in Canada explored whether an often underconsumed nutrient, choline, might be linked to lower levels of inflammation late in pregnancy. The study drew on data from 1,300 participants in the Alberta Pregnancy Outcomes and Nutrition cohort.”

“Asthma affects millions of children, and finding ways to prevent it before birth could be a game-changer. Some evidence suggests that physical activity during pregnancy promotes fetal lung development, potentially reducing children's asthma risk.”

“More than 44,000 women participated in the various studies. The researchers found that a higher intake of olive oil was associated with a lower risk of gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, and pregnancy-related cardiovascular complications.”