Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index and Maternal Nutrition in Relation to Infant Birth Size
- Author:
Shabbou Ahmadi BONAKDAR
1
;
Ahmad Reza DOROSTY MOTLAGH
;
Mohammad BAGHERNIYA
;
Golnaz RANJBAR
;
Reza DARYABEYGI-KHOTBEHSARA
;
Seyed Amir Reza MOHAJERI
;
Mohammad SAFARIAN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Pregnancy; Birth weight; Body mass index; Diet; Neonate
- MeSH: Birth Weight; Body Mass Index; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diet; Female; Head; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Iran; Mothers; Parturition; Potassium; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Trimester, Third; Pregnant Women; Thinness; Vitamin A
- From:Clinical Nutrition Research 2019;8(2):129-137
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: This cross-sectional study examined the relationship between maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and dietary intake on birth size in the north-east part of Iran. Maternal information including BMI and dietary intake from 453 healthy pregnant women were collected in 2013–2014. Maternal pre-pregnancy BMI were obtained from health records and dietary intakes in third trimester were collected by using a validated food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), which consisted of 160 Iranian foods. Anthropometric measurements of neonates including weight, height, and head circumference were 3.19 ± 0.49 kg, 50.24 ± 2.1 cm, and 34.61 ± 1.5 cm, respectively. A significant difference was found in neonatal birth weight (p < 0.001) and head circumference (p = 0.002) between underweight and obese mothers. Furthermore, maternal intake of fat had a direct correlation with birth size. There was a positive relationship between vitamin A and potassium intake and birth height. The article concludes that normal maternal pre-pregnancy weight and appropriate diet are likely essential for healthy babies.
