The effects of alcohol and drugs of abuse on maternal nutritional profile during pregnancy
Author
Sebastiani, Giorgia
Borrás-Novell, Cristina
Alsina Casanova, Miguel
Pascual Tutusaus, Mireia
Ferrero Martínez, Silvia
Gómez Roig, María Dolores
García-Algar, Oscar
Publication date
2018ISSN
2072-6643
Abstract
The consumption of alcohol and drugs of abuse among pregnant women has experienced a significant increase in the last decades. Suitable maternal nutritional status is crucial to maintain the optimal environment for fetal development but if consumption of alcohol or drugs of abuse disrupt the intake of nutrients, the potential teratogenic effects of these substances increase. Despite evidence of the importance of nutrition in addicted pregnant women, there is a lack of information on the effects of alcohol and drugs of abuse on maternal nutritional status; so, the focus of this review was to provide an overview on the nutritional status of addicted mothers and fetuses. Alcohol and drugs consumption can interfere with the absorption of nutrients, impairing the quality and quantity of proper nutrient and energy intake, resulting in malnutrition especially of micronutrients (vitamins, omega–3, folic acid, zinc, choline, iron, copper, selenium). When maternal nutritional status is compromised by alcohol and drugs of abuse the supply of essential nutrients are not available for the fetus; this can result in fetal abnormalities like Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) or Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). It is critical to find a strategy to reduce fetal physical and neurological impairment as a result of prenatal alcohol and drugs of abuse exposure combined with poor maternal nutrition. Prenatal nutrition interventions and target therapy are required that may reverse the development of such abnormalities.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
61 - Medical sciences
Keywords
Alcohol
Drogues d'abús
Embaràs
Alimentació materna
Nutrició fetal
Trastorn de l'espectre alcohòlic fetal (TEAF)
Restricció del creixement intrauterí (RCIU)
Alcohol
Abuso de drogas
Embarazo
Nutrición materna
Nutrición fetal
Trastorno del espectro alcohólico fetal (FASD)
Restricción del crecimiento intrauterino (RCIU)
Alcohol
Drugs of abuse
Pregnancy
Maternal nutrition
Fetal nutrition
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)
Pages
17
Publisher
MDPI
Collection
10;8
Is part of
Nutrients
Citation
Sebastiani, Giorgia; Borrás-Novell, Cristina; Alsina Casanova, Miguel [et al.]. The effects of alcohol and drugs of abuse on maternal nutritional profile during pregnancy. Nutrients, 2018, 10(8), 1008. Disponible en: <https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/10/8/1008>. Fecha de acceso: 7 feb. 2024. DOI: 10.3390/nu10081008
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