Comprehensive analysis of the association of seasonal variability with maternal and neonatal nutrition in lowland Nepal.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To provide a comprehensive seasonal analysis of pregnant mothers' eating behaviour and maternal/newborn nutritional status in an undernourished population from lowland rural Nepal, where weather patterns, agricultural labour, food availability and disease prevalence vary seasonally.

Design

Secondary analysis of cluster-randomised Low Birth Weight South Asia Trial data, applying cosinor analysis to predict seasonal patterns.

Outcomes

Maternal mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), BMI, dietary diversity, meals per day, eating down and food aversion in pregnancy (≥31 weeks' gestation) and neonatal z-scores of length-for-age (LAZ), weight-for-age (WAZ) and head circumference-for-age (HCAZ) and weight-for-length (WLZ).

Setting

Rural areas of Dhanusha and Mah

SUBMITTER: Saville NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9991647 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature