Higher dietary diversity and appropriate gestational weight gain reduce the risk of low birth weight: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low dietary diversity can contribute to undernutrition, impacting gestational weight gain (GWG) and increasing the risk of low birth weight (LBW).

Objective

This study investigates the relationships between maternal dietary diversity, dietary quality, GWG, and LBW in a cohort of singleton pregnant mothers in Jordan. It was hypothesized that higher dietary diversity and appropriate GWG would correlate with a reduced likelihood of LBW and that "minimum dietary diversity for women (MDD-W)" and "prime diet quality scores (PDQS) " would have both indirect and direct effects on birth weight, mediated by GWG.

Methods

The prospective study involved 198 singleton pregnant mothers aged 19 to 45, segmented into three groups by trimester (66 women per trimester). Dieta

SUBMITTER: Al-Bayyari N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12502405 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature