Major Maternal Dietary Patterns during Early Pregnancy and Their Association with Neonatal Anthropometric Measurement
Joint Authors
Esmaillzadeh, Ahmad
Hajianfar, Hossein
Shahshahan, Zahra
Azadbakht, Leila
Feizi, Awat
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-05-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Anthropometric measurements of newborn infant are widely assessed as determinants of maternal nutrition.
Although earlier studies have mostly examined the effects of particular nutrients or foods during gestational period on neonatal anthropometric measurements, there are few studies regarding the association of dietary patterns and mentioned measurements.
So, the purpose of the current study was to investigate the association between major maternal dietary patterns and neonatal anthropometric measurements including body weight, head circumference, and height.
Methods.
The current prospective observational study is based on the data collected from 812 pregnant women.
Dietary data was collected using a validated semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire.
Results.
Three identified major dietary patterns according to the results obtained from the factor loading matrix were (i) “western dietary pattern”; (ii) “traditional dietary pattern”; (iii) “healthy dietary pattern”.
Overall, this study demonstrated a positive significant association between high adherences to western dietary pattern and chance of having low birth weight infant.
However, such associations were not seen in women taking healthy and traditional dietary patterns.
Conclusion.
We found that healthier maternal dietary patterns during early pregnancy might be associated with lower risk of low birth weight.
Further studies are required to confirm these findings.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hajianfar, Hossein& Esmaillzadeh, Ahmad& Feizi, Awat& Shahshahan, Zahra& Azadbakht, Leila. 2018. Major Maternal Dietary Patterns during Early Pregnancy and Their Association with Neonatal Anthropometric Measurement. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1126857
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hajianfar, Hossein…[et al.]. Major Maternal Dietary Patterns during Early Pregnancy and Their Association with Neonatal Anthropometric Measurement. BioMed Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1126857
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hajianfar, Hossein& Esmaillzadeh, Ahmad& Feizi, Awat& Shahshahan, Zahra& Azadbakht, Leila. Major Maternal Dietary Patterns during Early Pregnancy and Their Association with Neonatal Anthropometric Measurement. BioMed Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1126857
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1126857