Maternal dietary patterns as predictors of neonatal body composition in Ethiopia: the IABC birth cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malnutrition during pregnancy is associated with adverse birth outcomes, but the importance of maternal diet during pregnancy for neonatal body composition remains inconclusive. This study investigated the role of maternal diet during pregnancy for neonatal body composition in the Ethiopian iABC birth cohort.

Methods

The data stemmed from the first visit at birth comprising 644 mother-child pairs. Shortly after delivery, the diet of the last week of pregnancy was assessed by a non-quantitative and non-validated 18-items food frequency questionnaire. Multiple imputation was used to handle missing data. Twin births and implausible values were excluded from analysis (n = 92). The Dietary Diversity Score (0-9 points) was constructed and exploratory dietary patterns we

SUBMITTER: Nickel DV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11967154 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature