Effect of maternal food choices and pregnancy symptoms on birth outcomes
Maternal nutrition and pregnancy symptoms were shown to exert impacts on birth outcome. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the association of maternal food groups intake and pregnancy symptoms with birth outcome. A total of 99 pregnant women who were at their third trimester (32 to 4...
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| Format: | Monograph |
| Language: | English |
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
2012
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/57061/ http://eprints.usm.my/57061/1/AINOR%20FARAHIN%20BINTI%20AZIZ%20-%20e.pdf |
| Summary: | Maternal nutrition and pregnancy symptoms were shown to exert impacts on
birth outcome. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the association of
maternal food groups intake and pregnancy symptoms with birth outcome. A total of 99
pregnant women who were at their third trimester (32 to 40 gestational weeks) of
gestation were recruited from Obstetrics and Gynaecology Clinic, two antenatal wards
which were 2 Baiduri and 2 Akik of Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia. Mothers were
interviewed to complete the validated Food Frequency Questionnaire and Pregnancy
Symptoms Questionnaire. Birth weight, birth length and head circumference were
measured within 72 hours after delivery. Data were analysed using multiple linear
regression adjusted for maternal height, prepregnancy body mass index, parity,
gestational age at birth and neonatal gender. Among food groups, confectioneries was
associated with lower birth weight (P=-l 00.36, P=0.028), head circumference (p=-0.47,
P=0.025) and ponderal index (P=-0.84, P=0.024). Similarly, condiments showed a
negative association with birth weight (P=-106.25, P=0.021) and head circumference
(p—0.47, P=0.026) while tea and coffee intake was associated with higher head
circumference to birth weight ratio (P=0.28, P=0.036). Among pregnancy symptoms
categories, frequency of general symptoms showed a positive association with ponderal
index (p=0.17, P=0.003) and severity of constitutional symptoms showed a negative
association with birth length (p=-0.10, P=0.027). Comparison of food group intake
across different pre-pregnancy BMI status (underweight, normal, overweight) was
analysed using Kruskal-Wallis test. Among 11 food groups, beverage food group
showed significant difference with P<0.01. These findings suggest that maternal dietary
intake and pregnancy symptoms exert beneficial and adverse effects on foetal growth.
Food selection and pregnancy symptoms management during pregnancy therefore will
be important for long term health consequences of the child. |
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