Adherence to Mediterranean Diet and Its Association with Maternal and Newborn Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pregnancy is a crucial stage in a woman's life and can be affected by epigenetic and environmental factors. Diet also plays a key role in gestation. This study aimed to evaluate how a greater or lesser adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (MD) influences specific parameters of mother and newborn.

Methods

After delivery, the women participating in the study answered a questionnaire: demographic information; anthropometric data (pre-pregnancy weight, height, and gestational weight gain); dietary habits information (adherence to MD before and during pregnancy, using the validated Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS), quality of protein intake); pregnancy information (onset of complications, cesarean/vaginal delivery, gestational age at birth, birth weight, bi

SUBMITTER: Di Renzo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9321919 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature