Longitudinal plasma amino acids during pregnancy and neonatal anthropometry: findings from the NICHD Fetal Growth Studies-Singleton Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Amino acids (AAs) during pregnancy are crucial for fetal growth. Prior studies measured AA concentrations at single time points in pregnancy, despite their fluctuations throughout pregnancy. We measured plasma AA profiles in blood samples longitudinally collected from early through late pregnancy and evaluated their associations with neonatal anthropometry.

Methods

Concentrations of plasma aromatic AAs, branched-chain AAs, and AAs involved in one-carbon metabolism were assessed at 10-14, 15-26, 23-31, and 33-39 gestational weeks (GW) among 321 women from a case-control study from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Fetal Growth Studies-Singleton Cohort. Associations between AA concentrations in tertiles at ea

SUBMITTER: Guivarch C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12147351 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature