The Advance of Maternal Health and Fetal Outcomes

Abstract

Maternal health and fetal outcomes have become one of the global public health issues. Among all factors, maternal nutrition and psychological stress play the significant role in the physical and mental health of newborns. Improper nutrition or excessive psychological stress may lead to a series of adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as congenital malformations, neuropsychological defects and mental disorders, such as autism (AD), schizophrenia and attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Clinically, it can be intervened in a variety of ways. In terms of nutrition, such as folic acid, docosahexaenoic acid, choline and leucine, it can be supplemented with multiple nutrients. In terms of psychology, it can be family-based intervention and mindfulness-based plan to alleviate maternal stress and maternal depression. Most of the clinical studies tend to supplement nutrition or psychological intervention. The research on combination therapy needs to further explore its clinical effectiveness and whether it can achieve the effect of one plus one more than two.