Dietary patterns of Chinese puerperal women and their association with postpartum weight retention: Results from the mother-infant cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Dietary intake may affect maternal health, but it remains unclear about puerperal dietary intake and its association with maternal health. This study investigated the dietary patterns and their related factors and association with postpartum weight retention (PPWR) in Chinese puerperal women. Participants were from the mother-infant cohort study, in which both mothers and infants were followed up from childbirth to the next 2 years, in seven cities around China. Maternal puerperal dietary patterns were derived by a food frequency questionnaire and principal component analysis (PCA) within 1 month postpartum. PPWR was assessed by the difference of weight at 42 days and 6 months postpartum minus the pre-pregnancy weight. Of 503 postpartum women, four dietary patterns were identified, includi

SUBMITTER: Li N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7729653 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature