Higher Maternal Diet Quality During Pregnancy and Lactation Is Associated with Lower Infant Weight-for-Length, Body Fat Percent, and Fat Mass in Early Postnatal Life

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• Personal Author:
  Demerath EW ; Duncan KM ; Fields DA ; Foster LP ; Haapala JL ; Harnack LJ ; Jacobs DR Jr. ; Kharbanda EO ; McGovern, Patricia M. ; Rasmussen KM ; Tahir MJ ; Teague AM ; Whitaker KM
• Description:
  Maternal pregnancy nutrition influences fetal growth. Evidence is limited, however, on the relationship of maternal diet during pregnancy and lactation on infant postnatal growth and adiposity. Our purpose was to examine associations between maternal diet quality during pregnancy and lactation with offspring growth and body composition from birth to six months. Maternal diet quality was serially assessed in pregnancy and at one and three months postpartum, using the Healthy Eating Index-2015 in a cohort of 354 fully breastfeeding mother-infant dyads. Infant length-for-age (LAZ), weight-for-age (WAZ), and weight-for-length (WLZ) Z-scores were assessed at birth, one, three, and six months. Infant body fat percent (BF%), fat mass (FM), and fat-free mass (FFM) were measured at six months using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Higher maternal diet quality from pregnancy through three months postpartum was associated with lower infant WLZ from birth to six months (p = 0.02) and BF% at six months (p = 0.05). Higher maternal diet quality at one and three months postpartum was also associated with lower infant FM at six months (p < 0.01). In summary, maternal diet quality during pregnancy and lactation was inversely associated with infant relative weight and adiposity in early postnatal life. Additional research is needed to explore whether associations persist across the life course. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Body Weight Cohort Studies Occupational Health Pregnancy Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Full Breastfeeding Body Weight Breastfeeding Cohort Studies Dietary Effects Nutrition Obesity Postpartum Weight Retention
• ISSN:
  2072-6643
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; Minnesota ; New York ; Oklahoma ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  11
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064143
• Citation:
  Nutrients 2018 Mar; 11(3):632
• Contact Point Address:
  Muna J. Tahir, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
• Email:
  mtahir@umn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Nutrients
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/222651/cdc_222651_DS1.pdf
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