Maternal and Child Nutrition

The high profile of maternal and child nutrition has highlighted the need for a focused, well-respected and dedicated forum for the presentation of original research findings in this field. Maternal & Child Nutrition keeps the audience fully informed about new initiatives, the latest research findings and innovative ways of responding to changes in public attitudes. Drawing from global sources, the Journal provides an invaluable source of up-to-date information for health professionals, academics and service users with interests in maternal and infant nutrition. The scope of Maternal & Child Nutrition includes pre-conceptual nutrition, antenatal and postnatal maternal nutrition, women’s nutrition throughout their reproductive years, and fetal, neonatal, infant and child nutrition, up to and including adolescence. Topics covered include: Nutritional needs of mothers and their children in health and illness Physiological, socio-cultural, psychological, economic and political aspects of the nutrition of mothers and their children Health promotion Health education Health policy and assessment in practice Inter-agency initiatives and programmes Consideration of United Nations and other organisations’ activities Food safety, and related environmental and regulatory issues Discussion of foods for specific medical purposes Food and drink as health promoting Studies relating nutrition to health or disease risk in mothers and their children Evaluation of effectiveness of intervention studies aimed at improving health Role of nutrition in healthy groups and in high risk and vulnerable groups Development of research methods, validation of measures Keywords nutrition, maternal, child, paediatrics, pediatrics, infant, baby, neonate, food, dietetics, obstetrics, midwifery, health