Barbara Luke

Barbara Luke, ScD, MPH, RN, RD, is a reproductive epidemiologist and public-health nutrition specialist whose work has focused on prenatal nutrition, multiple births, pregnancy and employment, and women’s health. She holds degrees in nursing and population studies from Columbia University, foods and nutrition from New York University, and maternal-child health and epidemiology from Johns Hopkins University. She has served as a professor in obstetrics, gynecology, and public health at the University of Miami and Michigan State University.

Luke is the author, coauthor, or editor of numerous books and scientific publications, including Maternal Nutrition, Every Pregnant Woman’s Guide to Preventing Premature Birth, When You’re Expecting Twins, Triplets, or Quads, Multifetal Pregnancy, and Program Your Baby’s Health: The Pregnancy Diet for Your Child’s Lifelong Well-Being, coauthored with Tamara Eberlein.