Maternal dietary patterns during pregnancy and preterm delivery: a large prospective cohort study in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence about the associations between maternal dietary patterns and preterm delivery is scarce in Eastern countries. The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between maternal dietary patterns during pregnancy and preterm delivery in a Chinese population.

Methods

A total of 7352 mothers were included in the Born in Guangzhou Cohort Study, a prospective study in China. A validated self-administered food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was used to assess maternal diet at 24-27 weeks of gestation. Dietary patterns were identified by cluster analysis. Gestational age was obtained from routine medical records. Preterm delivery was defined as delivery before 37 completed weeks of gestation, and was further classified into spontaneous and iatrogenic prete

SUBMITTER: Lu MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6060524 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature