Maternal seafood intake and the risk of small for gestational age newborns: a case-control study in Spanish women.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the relationship between seafood consumption during pregnancy and the risk of delivering a small for gestational age (SGA) newborn.

Design

This case-control study included women with SGA newborns and controls matched 1:1 for maternal age (±2 years) and hospital.

Setting

Five hospitals in Eastern Andalusia, Spain.

Participants

518 pairs of pregnant Spanish women. The SGA group included women who delivered SGA newborns: SGA was defined as a birth weight below the 10th percentile of infants at a given gestational age. Controls were women who delivered newborns with adequate birth weights.

Interventions

We collected data on demographic characteristics, socioeconomic status, toxic habits and diet. Midwives administered a 137-item Food

SUBMITTER: Amezcua-Prieto C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6104785 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature