Effect of maternal weight gain on infant birth weight

Shapiro, Carla; Sutija, Vesna G.; Bush, Jacqueline

doi:10.1515/jpm.2000.056

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“…In an earlier paper (Lagiou et al, in press), examining nonnutritional factors in relation to birth weight, we found, as others have (Abrams & Selvin, 1995;Zhou & Olsen, 1997;Thorsdottir & Birgisdottir, 1998;Shapiro et al, 2000), that maternal weight gain is positively associated with birth weight. Among Caucasian women, an increase in maternal weight gain by 2 kg was associated with an increase of 37.1 g (standard error 13.2 g) in birth weight, after adjustment for possible confounding variables (Lagiou et al, in press).…”

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“…In contrast, smoking (England et al, 2001) and coffee consumption (Eskenazi et al, 1999) during pregnancy have been linked to lower birth weight. Although maternal weight gain has been consistently linked to birth weight (Abrams & Selvin, 1995;Zhou & Olsen, 1997;Thorsdottir & Birgisdottir, 1998;Shapiro et al, 2000;Lagiou et al, 2003), the relation of energy-generating nutrients with birth size after controlling for energy-intake has not been adequately investigated. Indeed, the sequence from maternal nutrition to maternal weight gain to birth weight is not sustained by available data, except under extreme nutritional deprivation (Susser, 1991).…”

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Diet during pregnancy in relation to maternal weight gain and birth size

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Objective: Maternal weight gain has been consistently linked to birth weight but, beyond maternal energy intake, no macronutrient has been associated with either of them. We have examined whether maternal energy-adjusted intake of macronutrients is associated with either maternal weight gain or birth-size parameters. Design: Cohort study. Setting: University hospital in Boston, USA. Subjects: A total of 224 pregnant women coming for their first routine prenatal visit. The women were followed through delivery. Interventions: None. Pregnant women's dietary intake during the second trimester was ascertained at the 27th week of pregnancy through a food frequency questionnaire. Results: Intake of neither energy nor any of the energy-generating nutrients was significantly associated with birth size. In contrast, maternal weight gain by the end of the second trimester of pregnancy was significantly associated with energy intake ( þ 0.9 kg/s.d. of intake; PB0.006) as well as energy-adjusted intake of protein ( þ 3.1 kg/s.d. of intake; Po10 -4 ), lipids of animal origin ( þ 2.6 kg/s.d. of intake; Po10 À4 ) and carbohydrates (À5.2 kg/s.d. of intake; Po10 À4 ). Conclusions: Although maternal weight gain is strongly associated with birth size, the indicated nutritional associations with weight gain are not reflected in similar associations with birth-size parameters. The pattern is reminiscent of the sequence linking diet to coronary heart disease (CHD) through cholesterol: diet has been conclusively linked to blood cholesterol levels and cholesterol levels are conclusively linked to this disease, even though the association of diet with CHD has been inconclusive and controversial.

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Diet during pregnancy in relation to maternal weight gain and birth size

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“…The weight to gain during pregnancy in industrialized countries is an important factor associated with fetal growth. [2,3] Our study supports the hypothesis that, in this particular population, the nutritional status of the mother, as reflected by the body mass index and weight in late pregnancy, also plays a key role in fetal growth, role seeming more important than the genetic determinism of the mother reflected by maternal height. The description of parental income in our population shows a dominance of low-income professions.…”

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Pre- Pregnancy Weight and Fetal Growth Moroccan Data

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2017

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Objective: Establishing anthropometric parameters of newborn term birth study of maternal factors and socioeconomic risk associated with delayed intrauterine growth associated with prepregnancy body mass index Methods: A study was carried outover a period of one year from October1, 2010 to October1,2011,using data collected from a descriptive-transversal study. We recruited 1408 nondiabetic women, delivering singleton from 37 completed weeks up to 42 weeks gestation. Maternal pre pregnancy body mass index [BMI] was categorised in four classes: underweight:<18.5, normal weight: 18.5-24.9, overweight: 25-29.9, and obesity:>30 kg/m² Results: The mean birth-weight was 3372 ± 576 g. The incidence of low birth-weight was 5,6%. Among mother's and socioeconomic risk factors, teenage mothers, mothers with a weight lower than 50 kg or with body mass index lower than 20 kg/m² had a high risk of having a child with intrauterine growth retardation. Conclusion: These findings support the need to control prepregnancy weight against the risk of low birth weight and macrosomia among lean and obese women, respectively.

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“…It is also known that women whose BMI is in this range in their first trimester have smaller infants (by 170 g) than those with a higher BMI (> 25 kg/m 2 ). 21 In Note: DXA = dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, BMC = bone mineral content. *Deficiency defined as plasma 25(OH)D less than 37.5 nmol/L.…”

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Vitamin D deficiency and whole-body and femur bone mass relative to weight in healthy newborns

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Fitzpatrick‐Wong²,

Veitch³

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Canadian Medical Association Journal

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Background: Vitamin D is required for normal bone growth and mineralization. We sought to determine whether vitamin D deficiency at birth is associated with bone mineral content (BMC) of Canadian infants. Methods: We measured plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D]as an indicator of vitamin D status in 50 healthy mothers and their newborn term infants. In the infants, anthropometry and lumbar, femur and whole-body BMC were measured within 15 days of delivery. Mothers completed a 24-hour recall and 3-day food and supplement record. We categorized the vitamin D status of mothers and infants as deficient or adequate and then compared infant bone mass in these groups using nonpaired t tests. Maternal and infant variables known to be related to bone mass were tested for their relation to BMC using backward stepwise regression analysis. Results: Twenty-three (46%) of the mothers and 18 (36%) of the infants had a plasma 25(OH)D concentration consistent with deficiency. Infants who were vitamin D deficient were larger at birth and follow-up. Absolute lumbar spine, femur and whole-body BMC were not different between infants with adequate vitamin D and those who were deficient, despite larger body size in the latter group. In the regression analysis, higher whole-body BMC was associated with greater gestational age and weight at birth as well as higher infant plasma 25(OH)D. Conclusion: A high rate of vitamin D deficiency was observed among women and their newborn infants. Among infants, vitamin D deficiency was associated with greater weight and length but lower bone mass relative to body weight. Whether a return to normal vitamin D status, achieved through supplements or fortified infant formula, can reset the trajectory for acquisition of BMC requires investigation.

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Effect of maternal weight gain on infant birth weight

Abstract: The results confirmed that excessive maternal weight gain in pregnancy (> 35 lbs), does result in higher birth weight infants.

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Diet during pregnancy in relation to maternal weight gain and birth size

Diet during pregnancy in relation to maternal weight gain and birth size

Pre- Pregnancy Weight and Fetal Growth Moroccan Data

Vitamin D deficiency and whole-body and femur bone mass relative to weight in healthy newborns

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