Systematic Reviews of Studies Relating to Diet and Pregnancy

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of studies relating to diet and pregnancy.

Created July 2007

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Title:   Dietary advice in pregnancy for preventing gestational diabetes mellitus
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Diabetes mellitus is associated with abnormal glucose metabolism, with raised blood sugar and sugar in the urine. When this arises in pregnancy and disappears after birth, it is called 'gestational diabetes mellitus' or GDM. Between 1% and 14% of women...
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Maternal dietary antigen avoidance during pregnancy or lactation, or both, for preventing or treating atopic disease in the child
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Trials of mothers' avoidance of milk, eggs, and other potentially "antigenic" foods during pregnancy or breastfeeding, or both, provide inadequate evidence about whether such avoidance helps prevent atopic eczema or asthma in the child. Women who avoide...
Date:   Apr 2006
Title:   Marine oil, and other prostaglandin precursor, supplementation for pregnancy uncomplicated by pre-eclampsia or intrauterine growth restriction
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Pre-eclampsia in the mother and a baby being born too soon or too small are relatively common complication of pregnancy that can sometimes seriously affect the health of the baby and the mother. Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish/marine oils may prevent ...
Date:   Apr 2006
Title:   Calcium supplementation during pregnancy for preventing hypertensive disorders and related problems
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Pre-eclampsia is a major cause of death in pregnant women and newborn babies worldwide. Preterm birth (birth before 37 weeks) is often caused by high blood pressure and is the leading cause of newborn deaths, particularly in low-income countries. The re...
Date:   Mar 2006
Title:   Vitamin supplementation for preventing miscarriage
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Poor diet, without enough vitamins, has been associated with an increased risk of women losing their baby in early pregnancy. Taking vitamin supplements prior to pregnancy or in early pregnancy may reduce the risk of miscarriage, but this review did not...
Date:   Feb 2005
Title:   Energy and protein intake in pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   A baby developing inside the womb receives all its nutrition from its mother. Thus, advising women on diet and providing food supplements in pregnancy may help babies to grow and thrive, particularly babies of undernourished mothers. The review of trial...
Date:   Jul 2003
Title:   Maternal nutrient supplementation for suspected impaired fetal growth
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Babies growing more slowly than expected in the womb (impaired fetal growth) may be receiving too few nutrients from their mothers. Some nutrients thought to improve an unborn baby's growth include carnitine (amino acid which releases energy from fat), ...
Date:   Nov 2002
Title:   Magnesium supplementation in pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Many women, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds, have intakes of magnesium below recommended levels. Magnesium supplementation during pregnancy may be able to reduce fetal growth retardation and pre-eclampsia, and increase birth weight. The...
Date:   Jul 2001
Title:   Interventions for treating constipation in pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Constipation is a common problem in late pregnancy. The time taken for food to get through the gut to the bowel is increased in the second and third trimester and may be caused by an increase in the hormone, progesterone. Adding more fibre to the diet i...
Date:   Feb 2001
Title:   Reduced salt intake compared to normal dietary salt, or high intake, in pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   In the past women have been advised that lowering their salt intake might reduce their risk of pre-eclampsia. Although this practice has largely ceased, it remains important to assess the evidence about possible effects of advice to alter dietary salt intake during pregnancy.
Title:   Vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Vitamin D deficiency can occur in people whose diet is relatively low in the vitamin and those who are not exposed to much sunlight.
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