Fetal Programming
The Connection between Nutrition and Disease
- 1st Edition - April 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Author: Miljana Z. Jovandaric
- Language: English
Fetal Programming: The Connection between Nutrition and Disease offers an in-depth exploration on how a newborn’s intestinal microbiota is highly sensitive to a variety of i… Read more
Fetal Programming: The Connection between Nutrition and Disease offers an in-depth exploration on how a newborn’s intestinal microbiota is highly sensitive to a variety of influences, including delivery method, maternal diet, antibiotic and probiotic use, and environmental factors such as socioeconomic status and geographic location. The book emphasizes that these early-life exposures can disrupt the balance of gut bacteria, known as dysbiosis, setting the stage for a range of diseases from childhood through adulthood. Recognizing this vulnerable period, the text advocates for targeted interventions to support a healthy microbiota in newborns, potentially reducing the risk of chronic conditions later in life.
Beyond its focus on gut health, the book identifies oxidative stress and poor nutrition as fundamental contributors to disease, especially during pregnancy when oxidative stress naturally rises. It underscores the critical role of maternal nutrition in shaping the fetal immune system, arguing that deficiencies or imbalances during pregnancy can lead to lifelong health issues.
Beyond its focus on gut health, the book identifies oxidative stress and poor nutrition as fundamental contributors to disease, especially during pregnancy when oxidative stress naturally rises. It underscores the critical role of maternal nutrition in shaping the fetal immune system, arguing that deficiencies or imbalances during pregnancy can lead to lifelong health issues.
- Explores research linking the father's diet and its affect on the fetal programming of the child's disease
- Includes different common diets analyzing the effects on health
- Describes diseases due to improper nutrition, as well as treatment through nutrition
Healthcare professionals, clinician, physicians, obstetricians, pediatricians, nutritionists, early researchers
1. Microbiota and food
2. Breastfeeding - fetal programming of disease
3. Preconception nutrition of the father - a factor in the child's health
4. Nutrition to health 5.Vegan diet – health
6. Mediterranean diet
7. Fast food and disease Conclusion
2. Breastfeeding - fetal programming of disease
3. Preconception nutrition of the father - a factor in the child's health
4. Nutrition to health 5.Vegan diet – health
6. Mediterranean diet
7. Fast food and disease Conclusion
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: April 1, 2026
- Language: English
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Miljana Z. Jovandaric
Miljana Z. Jovandaric, MD, PhD, is the Head of the Department of Sick Newborns at the Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Neonatology, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade She graduated at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade with a pediatric specialization in 1999. in the University Children's Hospital, Belgrade. Her practice specializes in neonatology and is an associate researcher at the School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia. She has contributed to ~84 scientific papers presented at national, international conferences. Dr. Jovandaric is an editorial board member of 10 journals including, Maternal and Pediatric Nutrition Journal board and Journal of Neonatal Research and Pediatrics Care (JNRPC).
Affiliations and expertise
University Clinical Center of Serbia, Serbia