Gestational weight gain trajectories over pregnancy and their association with maternal diet quality: Results from the PRINCESA cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aims of this study were to characterize, among pregnant Mexican women, gestational weight gain (GWG) trajectories; assess associations of maternal dietary quality score (MDQS) with GWG during early-mid pregnancy, middle pregnancy, late pregnancy, and prolonged pregnancy; and evaluate the association between MDQS and adequacy of GWG, throughout pregnancy. We hypothesized that higher MDQS adherence is protective against insufficient or excessive GWG across pregnancy and that the association between MDQS adherence and GWG would vary by prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) category.

Methods

We analyzed data from 660 pregnant women participating in the PRINCESA (Pregnancy Research on Inflammation, Nutrition and City Environments: Systematic Analyses) cohort in Mexico

SUBMITTER: Ancira-Moreno M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7276248 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature