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dc.contributor.authorFarah, Nadine
dc.contributor.authorStuart, Bernard
dc.contributor.authorDonnelly, Valerie
dc.contributor.authorKennelly, Mairead M
dc.contributor.authorTurner, Michael J
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-01T10:57:03Z
dc.date.available2012-02-01T10:57:03Z
dc.date.issued2012-02-01T10:57:03Z
dc.identifier.citationEur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2011 Jul;157(1):14-7. Epub 2011 Feb 25.en_GB
dc.identifier.issn1872-7654 (Electronic)en_GB
dc.identifier.issn0301-2115 (Linking)en_GB
dc.identifier.pmid21353373en_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ejogrb.2010.12.047en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/207993
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: To identify the maternal body composition parameters that independently influence birth weight. STUDY DESIGN: A longitudinal prospective observational study in a large university teaching hospital. One hundred and eighty-four non-diabetic caucasian women with a singleton pregnancy were studied. In early pregnancy maternal weight and height were measured digitally in a standardised way and the body mass index (BMI) was calculated. At 28 and 37 weeks' gestation maternal body composition was assessed using segmental multifrequency bioelectrical impedance analysis. At delivery the baby was weighed and the clinical details were recorded. RESULTS: Of the women studied, 29.2% were overweight and 34.8% were obese. Birth weight did not correlate with maternal weight or BMI in early pregnancy. Birth weight correlated with gestational weight gain (GWG) before the third trimester (r=0.163, p=0.027), but not with GWG in the third trimester. Birth weight correlated with maternal fat-free mass, and not fat mass at 28 and 37 weeks gestation. Birth weight did not correlate with increases in maternal fat and fat-free masses between 28 and 37 weeks. CONCLUSIONS: Contrary to previous reports, we found that early pregnancy maternal BMI in a non-diabetic population does not influence birth weight. Interestingly, it was the GWG before the third trimester and not the GWG in the third trimester that influenced birth weight. Our findings have implications for the design of future intervention studies aimed at optimising gestational weight gain and birth weight. CONDENSATION: Maternal fat-free mass and gestational weight gain both influence birth weight.
dc.language.isoengen_GB
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_GB
dc.subject.meshAdulten_GB
dc.subject.mesh*Birth Weighten_GB
dc.subject.mesh*Body Compositionen_GB
dc.subject.meshBody Mass Indexen_GB
dc.subject.meshElectric Impedanceen_GB
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_GB
dc.subject.meshHospitals, Universityen_GB
dc.subject.meshHumansen_GB
dc.subject.meshInfant, Newbornen_GB
dc.subject.meshIrelanden_GB
dc.subject.meshLongitudinal Studiesen_GB
dc.subject.meshMaleen_GB
dc.subject.meshObesity/*physiopathologyen_GB
dc.subject.meshOverweight/*physiopathologyen_GB
dc.subject.meshPregnancyen_GB
dc.subject.meshPregnancy Complications/*physiopathologyen_GB
dc.subject.meshProspective Studiesen_GB
dc.subject.meshWeight Gainen_GB
dc.subject.meshYoung Adulten_GB
dc.titleThe influence of maternal body composition on birth weight.en_GB
dc.contributor.departmentUCD Centre for Human Reproduction, Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, , Dublin, Ireland. nadine.farah@ucd.ieen_GB
dc.identifier.journalEuropean journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biologyen_GB
dc.description.provinceLeinster
html.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: To identify the maternal body composition parameters that independently influence birth weight. STUDY DESIGN: A longitudinal prospective observational study in a large university teaching hospital. One hundred and eighty-four non-diabetic caucasian women with a singleton pregnancy were studied. In early pregnancy maternal weight and height were measured digitally in a standardised way and the body mass index (BMI) was calculated. At 28 and 37 weeks' gestation maternal body composition was assessed using segmental multifrequency bioelectrical impedance analysis. At delivery the baby was weighed and the clinical details were recorded. RESULTS: Of the women studied, 29.2% were overweight and 34.8% were obese. Birth weight did not correlate with maternal weight or BMI in early pregnancy. Birth weight correlated with gestational weight gain (GWG) before the third trimester (r=0.163, p=0.027), but not with GWG in the third trimester. Birth weight correlated with maternal fat-free mass, and not fat mass at 28 and 37 weeks gestation. Birth weight did not correlate with increases in maternal fat and fat-free masses between 28 and 37 weeks. CONCLUSIONS: Contrary to previous reports, we found that early pregnancy maternal BMI in a non-diabetic population does not influence birth weight. Interestingly, it was the GWG before the third trimester and not the GWG in the third trimester that influenced birth weight. Our findings have implications for the design of future intervention studies aimed at optimising gestational weight gain and birth weight. CONDENSATION: Maternal fat-free mass and gestational weight gain both influence birth weight.


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