Nutrition during Pregnancy: Findings from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Fetal Growth Studies-Singleton Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Accumulating evidence indicates that maternal diets are important for optimizing maternal and offspring health. Existing research lacks comprehensive profiles of maternal diets throughout pregnancy, especially in a racially/ethnically diverse obstetrical population.

Objective

The aim was to characterize diets in a longitudinal US pregnancy cohort by trimester, race/ethnicity, and prepregnancy BMI.

Methods

Data were obtained from pregnant women in the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Fetal Growth Studies-Singleton cohort (2009-2013). A food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) at 8-13 wk of gestation assessed periconception and first-trimester diet (n = 1615). Automated, self-administered, 24-h di

SUBMITTER: Hinkle SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7846139 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature