Gestational weight gain and body composition of full-term newborns and infants: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The association between gestational weight gain and neonatal body composition has been inconsistent, exposing the need for further research. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether gestational weight gain influences the body composition of full-term newborns and infants up to 4 months old.

Methods

A cohort study was performed with 124 participants divided into categories of gestational weight gain according to the 2009 Institute of Medicine guidelines. The anthropometric and body composition data of newborns and infants acquired using air displacement plethysmography (PeaPod®) were collected at 96 h, 1 month, 2 months and 4 months of life. In the statistical analysis, the chi-square test was used to analyze categorical variables, and ANOVA was used to analyz

SUBMITTER: Nehab SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7439530 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature