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Alternative Title:
Matern Child Health J
Personal Author:
Johnston, Emily O. ; Sharma, Andrea J. ; Abe, Karon
Johnston, Emily O. ; Sharma, Andrea J. ; Abe, Karon Less -
Description:
Objectives

The study objective was to examine the prevalence of maternal multivitamin use and associations with preterm birth (<37 weeks gestation) in the United States. We additionally examined whether associations differed by race/ethnicity.

Methods

Using the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, we analyzed 2009–2010 data among women aged ≥18 years with a singleton live birth who completed questions on multivitamin use 1 month prior to pregnancy (24 states; n = 57,348) or in the last 3 months of pregnancy (3 states, n = 5,095).

Results

In the month prior to pregnancy, multivitamin use ≥4 times/week continued to remain low (36.8 %). In the last 3 months of pregnancy, 79.6 % of women reported using multivitamins ≥4 times/week. Adjusting for confounders, multivitamin use 1–3 times/week or ≥4 times/week prior to pregnancy was not associated with preterm birth overall. Though there was no evidence of dose response, any multivitamin use in the last 3 months of pregnancy was associated with a significant reduction in preterm birth among non-Hispanic black women.

Conclusions

Multivitamin use during pregnancy may help reduce preterm birth, particularly among populations with the highest burden, though further investigations are warranted.


Subject:
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Adolescent
Adult
Dietary Supplements
Ethnicity
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Maternal Behavior
Population Surveillance
Pregnancy Outcome
Premature Birth
Prenatal Care
Prevalence
Racial Groups
Risk Assessment

Source:
Matern Child Health J. 20(9):1825-1834
Pubmed ID:
27209294
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5007159
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
Name as Subject:
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:49d564d5e27d4016170c666ed9fcb76d8de005615d2fab1c354203f001184191
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