Maternal undernutrition
2 papers2 findings
Outcomes
1HPA axis function
downin reviews1
1 study
HPA axis function
downin reviews1
Maternal undernutrition decreases HPA axis function.
“In fetuses, maternal undernutrition reduces HPA axis function and implicates a reduction of placental 11beta-HSD2 activity”
Reviewperinatal maternal undernutrition
Perinatal maternal undernutrition programs the offspring hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis
Stress (Amsterdam, Netherlands)1 Dec 2006
Associations
1Cardiometabolic disease
upin reviews1
1 study
Cardiometabolic disease
upin reviews1
Maternal undernutrition raises the risk of cardiometabolic disease.
“maternal undernutrition leading to foetal growth restriction, especially when followed by rapid postnatal catch-up growth, markedly increases susceptibility to cardiometabolic and other degenerative diseases later in life.”
Reviewearly development
Early life nutrition and redox dysregulation: Implications for lifelong metabolic health
Free radical biology & medicine24 Apr 2026