JHSPH Logo

JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL of PUBLIC HEALTH

About Us

Research

Publications

Academics

Resources

 

 

Center for Human Nutrition

Faculty

Search

Contact

CHN Home

JHSPH Home

Pregnant African-American Teens Need
More Calcium for Healthy Fetal Development

 


Poor nutrition among pregnant African-American teens in Baltimore, MD, may be adversely affecting the bone development of their babies, according to the results of a study by CHN researchers. “This study showed that increasing dairy intake in this vulnerable population should have beneficial effects for the developing fetus,” Dr. Kimberly O’Brien, principal investigator, explained. Read the press release
>>

 

 

 

research

 

Maternal and Child Nutrition

 

Infant Feeding

 

Maternal Health/Pregnancy Outcomes

 

Fetal and Child Health and Development

 

Micronutrients/Minerals

 

Diet, Physical Activity and Chronic Disease

 

 

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Studies focus on the epidemiology of pregnancy outcomes (i.e., how maternal nutritional status relates to fetal and infant survival and health) and the short- and long-term consequences of poor prenatal and postnatal growth and development. Investigators are exploring new research into the fetal origins of adult-onset diseases and nutritional and environmental factors influencing fetal and child neurobehavioral development. Current research is underway in Bangladesh, India, Mexico, Nepal, Peru, the United States, Zanzibar, and Zimbabwe.

 

 

© 2007, Johns Hopkins University. All Rights Reserved. web policies
615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, 410-955-5000