Nutritional intake and determinants of nutritional quality changes from pregnancy to postpartum-a longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT: Nutrient requirements vary across the reproductive cycle, but research on changes in nutritional intake and quality from pregnancy to beyond the lactation period is limited. Thus, we aimed to study nutritional intake and quality changes, among Swedish pregnant participants from late pregnancy to 18 months postpartum and to study the determinants of nutritional quality changes. Participants (n = 72) were studied longitudinally from the third trimester of pregnancy and postpartum (2 weeks 4, 12, and 18 months postpartum). At each visit, participant characteristics and 4-day food diaries were collected. Nutritional quality was assessed by energy adjusted Nutrient Rich Food Index 11.3. Linear mixed models were used to analyze the determinants of change in nutritional quality. Intakes of

SUBMITTER: Forsby M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10867539 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature