Maternal micronutrient consumption periconceptionally and during pregnancy: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine overall micronutrient intake periconceptionally and throughout pregnancy in a population-based cohort of Australian women.

Design

In a prospective cohort study, micronutrient dosages were extracted from self-reported maternal supplement use, recorded pre-conception, and for each trimester of pregnancy. A food frequency scale (DQESv2) captured usual maternal diet for gestational weeks 14-26. The influence of sociodemographic and lifestyle factors associated with supplement use was examined using logistic regression, and changes in micronutrient intakes prior to and throughout pregnancy were assessed using repeated-measures ANOVA analyses.

Setting

Metropolitan hospital sites in Melbourne, Australia.

Subjects

Women with a viable singleton preg

SUBMITTER: Livock M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10262275 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature