Effect of Maternal Nutritional Intake on Baby’sbody Composition at Birth in Obese Women: Aretrospective Observational Cohort Study
Year: 2015
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: PRANEETA CHODAVARAPUPurpose: This study was to determine the relationship of maternal nutrition in obese women on infant body composition.Methods: Healthy, obese (BMI > 25 kg/m2) pregnant women between the ages of 18 and 40 years and GA of 8 to 16 weeks were recruited at MHMC.Exclusion criteria were any major maternal or infant illnesses.During the first and third trimesters, all mothers underwent a detailed nutritional assessment, body composition and BMI.Infant body composition was measured during the first week of life.Results: In a stepwise multiple regression analysis, carbohydrate intake, Omega 3:6 ratio and physical activity in early pregnancy were independently associated with the infant's %BF (adjusted r squared 0.245, P = 0.006).Conclusions: Increased maternal carbohydrate intake, decreased omega 3:6 ratio and physical activity during early pregnancy are significantly associated with increased infant %BF.This implies that the critical window for affecting adiposity is early in pregnancy and not later.
Author: Praneeta Chodavarapu
Institution: Case Western Reserve University
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2413760657