Pre-pregnancy and early pregnancy dietary behavior in relation to maternal and newborn health in the Norwegian Fit for Delivery study - a post hoc observational analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Randomized controlled trials targeting maternal dietary and physical activity behaviors during pregnancy have generally failed to accomplish reductions in the prevalence of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. Interventions carried out during pregnancy could thus be missing the mark in maximizing intervention health benefit.

Objective

To investigate whether pre-pregnancy and early pregnancy dietary behavior as reported at inclusion into the Norwegian Fit for Delivery (NFFD) trial was associated with maternal and neonatal outcomes irrespective of subsequent randomization assignment.

Design

The study is a post-hoc observational analysis of data from a randomized controlled lifestyle intervention. We constructed two diet scores from participan

SUBMITTER: Hillesund ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6085578 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature