Perinatology has undergone much challenge and change in practice throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the global slow-down, clinical practice continues to evolve and new observations and interventions continue in order to improve maternal and neonatal outcome, regardless of whether they are related or unrelated to the pandemic. Efforts to safeguard the lives and health of mothers and babies during the first thousand days post-conception are important in the face of the millions of lives lost. The disciplines involved in these perinatal innovations are not limited to obstetricians and neonatologists nor to hospitals and clinics, and may extend out of the medical field. The lockdowns with its adverse effects on the world economy may well have had a significant impact on maternal and child nutrition, perhaps another evidence of DOHaD in the making. Will antenatal care in the New World regress from telehealth back to the traditional face-to-face?The goal of this Research Topic is
Pregnant women who were aged 35 or older on their due date received significantly more prenatal care, compared with women who were just a few months younger, according to a new study.