A Vegetable, Oil, and Fruit Dietary Pattern in Late Pregnancy is Linked to Reduced Risks of Adverse Birth Outcomes in a Predominantly Low-Income Hispanic and Latina Pregnancy Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies examining diet and its links to birth outcomes among socioeconomically disadvantaged populations in the United States are scarce.

Objectives

We aimed to identify prenatal dietary patterns, examine their relationships with birth outcomes, and evaluate the variation of these associations by maternal diabetes status [no diabetes, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), preexisting diabetes].

Methods

Women in the Maternal and Developmental Risks from Environmental and Social Stressors (MADRES) study (n = 465)-an ongoing, prospective pregnancy cohort of predominantly low-income Hispanic/Latina women in Los Angeles-completed up to two 24-hour dietary recalls in the third trimester of pregnancy. We identified prenatal dietary patterns via factor analysis and

SUBMITTER: Maldonado LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9840002 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature