Impact of Maternal Lifestyle and Dietary Habits during Pregnancy on Newborn Metabolic Profile.

ABSTRACT: Expanded newborn screening (NBS) is a preventive program that allows for the early identification of over 40 congenital endocrine-metabolic diseases by analyzing dried blood spot samples collected from the newborn's heel within 48-72 h of birth. The determination of amino acids and acyl-carnitines by Flow Injection Analysis Tandem Mass Spectrometry (FIA-MS/MS) may also highlight metabolic alterations resulting from external factors, such as maternal nutrition. In the present study, we developed a questionnaire to investigate the eating habits of 109 women during pregnancy and statistically correlated the results from the investigation on dietary habits with the data obtained by the NBS laboratory of Abruzzo region (Italy). Parameters such as smoking, physical activity, and the intake of io

SUBMITTER: Cicalini I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10221063 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature