Is there an association between maternal diet and birth weight for gestational age? Nutrients_MDPI maternal diet pregnancy pregnantdiet nutrition birthweight birthoutcomes gestational age baby childrenshealth womenshealth
By Pooja Toshniwal PahariaApr 18 2023Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLM In a recent study published in the Nutrients Journal, researchers examined the dietary habits of 667 pregnant women residing in Catania, Italy.
Adverse outcomes for the child include low birth weight , births that are too large or too small for gestational age births, macrosomia, intrauterine growth restriction , and preterm births . The study included maternal-neonatal dyads from the MAMI-MED study, who had complete dietary, sociodemographic, and birth outcome data obtained using questionnaires, including maternal educational attainment, employment status, smoking habits, and anthropometric data. Pre-pregnancy body mass index was calculated using World Health Organization criteria.
The data were analyzed by combining principal component analysis and clustering . Multivariate logistic regression modeling was performed, and the odds ratios were calculated. Two clusters denoting different diets were identified. The first cluster consisted mainly of plant-based foods , white meat, fish, eggs, margarine, butter, tea, and coffee.
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