Prenatal Nutrition: Diet Quality, Biomarkers, and Early-Life Outcomes (Oral Session 23)

Chair(s)

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  Amy Nichols, PhD, MS, RDN (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor
  University of California, Davis
  Davis, California, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Co-Chair(s)

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  Sarah Gonzalez-Nahm, PhD, MPH, RD (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor
  University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Presenting Author(s)

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  Komal Jethmalani, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Doctoral Candidate
  University of Tennessee
  KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  S. M. Tafsir Hasan, MBBS, MS (he/him/his)

  Associate Scientist
  Nutrition and Clinical Services Division
  International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b)
  Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Clara Brola, MPH, CHES

  Project Manager
  Wake Forest University School of Medicine
  Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Liping Lu, MD, PhD, MS

  Assistant Professor
  Ball State University
  Muncie, Indiana, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

NUTRITION 2026 Oral Sessions feature the presentation of multiple abstracts organized around a common theme and highlight outstanding research representing the abstract topical areas. Complete abstract text for each abstract which will be presented at NUTRITION 2026 will be available on July 24.

Presentations:

• 4:30 PM - 4:42 PM ET

  Prenatal WIC Participation and Psychosocial Factors Associated With Breastfeeding Continuation Following Infant Hospitalization: PRAMS (2016–2022)
  

  Presenting Author: Komal Jethmalani, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Tennessee

  Co-Author: Katie S. Kavanagh, PhD, RDN, LDN, CLC – University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• 4:42 PM - 4:54 PM ET

  Remote DHA Status Assessment to Inform Prenatal Supplementation: A Feasibility Study
  

  Presenting Author: Clara R. Brola, MPH, CHES – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Kristina H. Jackson, PhD, RD – OmegaQuant Analytics, Department of Internal Medicine: Sanford School of Medicine, Fatty Acid Research Institute

  Co-Author: Michelle L. Butler – Nordic Naturals

  Co-Author: Emily Malloy, PhD, CNM, FACNM – Advocate Aurora Health, Aurora Sinai Medical Center, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

  Co-Author: Melissa L. Kozakiewicz, MD – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Katherine A. Sauder, PhD – Wake Forest University School of Medicine
• 4:54 PM - 5:06 PM ET

  In-Home Prenatal Nutrition Counseling Improves Diet and Gestational Weight Gain: A Cluster-Randomized Trial in Rural Bangladesh
  

  Presenting Author: S. M. Tafsir Hasan, MBBS, MS (he/him/his) – International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b)

  Co-Author: Faysal Ahmed – International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (icddr,b)

  Co-Author: Amena Al Nishan – International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (icddr,b)

  Co-Author: Md. Alfazal Khan – International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (icddr,b)

  Co-Author: Tahmeed Ahmed, MBBS, PhD – International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
• 5:06 PM - 5:18 PM ET

  Preconception Intake of Long-Chain Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Relation to Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
  

  Presenting Author: Liping Lu, MD, PhD, MS – Ball State University

  Co-Author: Meghan Angley – Columbia University Irving Medical Center

  Co-Author: Ka Kahe – Columbia University Irving Medical Center

  Co-Author: Yijia Zhang – Columbia University Irving Medical Center