Nutrient intakes during pregnancy: observations on the influence of smoking and social class

Haste, F.M.; Brooke, O G; Anderson, H R; Bland, J. M.; Shaw, Alice T.; Griffin, Jane C.; Peacock, Janet L.

doi:10.1093/ajcn/51.1.29

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“…1 Distribution of women at baseline according to fruit intake frequency, in three randomised groups Table 2 Relationship between frequency of fruit intake with serum b-carotene concentration in ng ml 21 vitamin C) among pregnant women is markedly related to their social class 17 . The difficulty lies in changing established dietary patterns in these communities.…”

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The effects of dietary advice and vouchers on the intake of fruit and fruit juice by pregnant women in a deprived area: a controlled trial

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Trembeth

Jones

et al. 2007

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To examine the effectiveness of two methods of increasing fruit and fruit juice intake in pregnancy: midwives' advice and vouchers exchangeable for juice. Design: Pregnant women were randomly allocated to three groups: a control group, who received usual care; an advice group, given advice and leaflets promoting fruit and fruit juice consumption; and a voucher group, given vouchers exchangeable for fruit juice from a milk delivery firm. Dietary questionnaires were administered at , 16, 20 and 32 weeks of pregnancy. Serum b-carotene was measured at 16 and 32 weeks. Setting: An antenatal clinic in a deprived area. Subjects: Pregnant women aged 17 years and over. Results: The study comprised 190 women. Frequency of fruit consumption declined during pregnancy in all groups, but that of fruit juice increased substantially in the voucher group. Serum b-carotene concentration increased in the voucher group, from 106.2 to 141.8 mmol l 21 in women with measurements on both occasions (P ¼ 0.003), decreased from 120.0 to 99.8 mmol l 21 in the control group (P ¼ 0.005), and was unchanged in the advice group. Conclusions: Pregnant women drink more fruit juice if they receive vouchers exchangeable for juice supplied by the milk delivery service. Midwives' advice to eat more fruit has no great effect. Providing vouchers for fruit juice is a simple method of increasing its intake in a deprived population and may be useful for other sections of the community.

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The effects of dietary advice and vouchers on the intake of fruit and fruit juice by pregnant women in a deprived area: a controlled trial

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Trembeth

Jones

et al. 2007

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“…There is evidence from earlier studies that older, highly educated and non-smoking pregnant women eat more healthily than others [11][12][13][14][15] .…”

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Seven distinct dietary patterns identified among pregnant Finnish women – associations with nutrient intake and sociodemographic factors

Arkkola

Uusitalo²,

Kronberg-Kippilä³

et al. 2008

Public Health Nutr.

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Objectives: To identify and describe dietary patterns in a cohort of pregnant women and investigate whether the dietary patterns are associated with dietary intake and sociodemographic factors. Design: Mothers entering the Finnish Type 1 Diabetes Prediction and Prevention (DIPP) Nutrition Study in 1997-2002 were retrospectively asked to complete a food-frequency questionnaire concerning their diet during pregnancy. Principal components analysis was used to identify dietary patterns. Setting: Finland. Subjects: Subjects were 3730 women with a newborn infant carrying increased genetic susceptibility to type 1 diabetes mellitus.

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“…Female infants are more likely to be of low birth weight than are male infants (Herceg et al 1994;Goldenberg et al 1997). Other risk factors include poor gestational nutrition (Bruce and Tchado 1989;Haste et al 1990), primiparity (Herceg et al 1994), single motherhood (Holt et al 1997), and mother's short stature (Goldenberg et al 1997;Herceg et al 1994).…”

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Low birth weight and residential proximity to PCB-contaminated waste sites.

Baibergenova

Kudyakov

Zdeb

et al. 2003

Environ Health Perspect

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Previous investigations have shown that women exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are at increased risk of giving birth to an infant with low birth weight (< 2,500 g), and that this relationship is stronger for male than for female infants. We have tested the hypothesis that residents in a zip code that contains a PCB hazardous waste site or abuts a body of water contaminated with PCBs are at increased risk of giving birth to a low-birth-weight baby. We used the birth registry of the New York State Vital Statistics to identify all births between 1994 and 2000 in New York State except for New York City. This registry provides information on the infant, mother, and father together with the zip code of the mother's residence. The 865 state Superfund sites, the 86 National Priority List sites, and the six Areas of Concern in New York were characterized regarding whether or not they contain PCBs as a major contaminant. We identified 187 zip codes containing or abutting PCB-contaminated sites, and these zip codes were the residences of 24.5% of the 945,077 births. The birth weight in the PCB zip codes was on average 21.6 g less than in other zip codes (p < 0.001). Because there are many other risk factors for low birth weight, we have adjusted for these using a logistic regression model for these confounders. After adjusting for sex of the infant, mother's age, race, weight, height, education, income, marital status, and smoking, there was still a statistically significant 6% increased risk of giving birth to a male infant of low birth weight. These observations support the hypothesis that living in a zip code near a PCBcontaminated site poses a risk of exposure and giving birth to an infant of low birth weight.

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Nutrient intakes during pregnancy: observations on the influence of smoking and social class

Cited by 65 publications

References 21 publications

The effects of dietary advice and vouchers on the intake of fruit and fruit juice by pregnant women in a deprived area: a controlled trial

The effects of dietary advice and vouchers on the intake of fruit and fruit juice by pregnant women in a deprived area: a controlled trial

Seven distinct dietary patterns identified among pregnant Finnish women – associations with nutrient intake and sociodemographic factors

Low birth weight and residential proximity to PCB-contaminated waste sites.

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