Trial reportThe Journal of nutrition2012
Maternal weight and body composition during pregnancy are associated with placental and birth weight in rural Bangladesh.
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Multiple-micronutrient supplementation for women during pregnancy.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Multiple-micronutrient supplementation for women during pregnancy.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Multiple-micronutrient supplementation for women during pregnancy.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- Impact of a Prenatal Nutrition Package with Balanced Energy Supplementation on Gestational Weight Gain in Amhara, Ethiopia.The Journal of nutrition · 2026Trial
- Fortified Balanced Energy-Protein Supplementation, Maternal Anemia, and Gestational Weight Gain: A Randomized Controlled Efficacy Trial among Pregnant Women in Rural Burkina Faso.The Journal of nutrition · 2022Trial
- Maternal fat free mass during pregnancy is associated with birth weight.Reproductive health · 2017Trial
- A home calendar and recall method of last menstrual period for estimating gestational age in rural Bangladesh: a validation study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2016Trial
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- Relationship between Maternal Body Composition during Pregnancy and Newborn Birth Weight in Japan.JMA journal · 2026Article
- Relationship between maternal body composition changes and heavy for date infants in pregnant women with diabetes.Journal of diabetes investigation · 2025Article
- Longitudinal insights into maternal body composition across trimesters of pregnancy.Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology · 2025Article
- Associations between placental pathology and poor intrauterine growth among a cohort of mother-infant singleton pairs in Leyte, the Philippines.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2024Article
- Maternal High Fat Diet and its Expressions in the Heart and Liver in the Mice Embryogenesis.Current molecular medicine · 2024Article
- Association between Maternal Body Composition in Second Trimester and Risk of Fetal Macrosomia: A Population-Based Retrospective Study in China.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Health of neonates born in the maternity hospital in Bern, Switzerland, 1880-1900 and 1914-1922.PloS one · 2023Article
- The impact of IOM recommendations on gestational weight gain among US women: An analysis of birth records during 2011-2019.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
- Gestational weight gain in 4 low- and middle-income countries and associations with birth outcomes: a secondary analysis of the Women First Trial.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2021Article
- Effects of vitamin and mineral supplementation during pregnancy on maternal, birth, child health and development outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.Campbell systematic reviews · 2021Article
- Prepregnancy Fat Free Mass and Associations to Glucose Metabolism Before and During Pregnancy.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2019Observational
- Lipid based nutrient supplements during pregnancy may improve foetal growth in HIV infected women - A cohort study.PloS one · 2019Article
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Abstract
Placental growth is a strong predictor of fetal growth, but little is known about maternal predictors of placental growth in malnourished populations. Our objective was to investigate in a prospective study the associations of maternal weight and body composition [total body water (TBW) estimated by bioelectrical impedance and fat and fat-free mass derived from upper arm fat and muscle areas (UAFA, UAMA)] and changes in these with placental and birth weights. Within a cluster-randomized trial of maternal micronutrient supplementation, a subsample of 350 women was measured 3 times across gestation. Longitudinal analysis was used to examine independent associations of ∼10-wk measurements and ∼10-20 wk and ∼20-32 wk changes with birth outcomes. Weight, TBW, and UAMA, but not UAFA, at ∼10 wk were each positively and independently associated with placental weight and birth weight (P < 0.05). Of the maternal ∼10-20 wk changes in measurements, only TBW change and placental weight, and maternal weight and birth weight were positively associated (P < 0.05). Gains in weight, TBW, and UAMA from 20 to 32 wk were positively and UAFA gain was negatively associated with placental weight (P ≤ 0.01). Gains in weight and UAMA from 20 to 32 wk were positively associated with birth weight (P ≤ 0.01). Overall, higher maternal weight and measures of fat-free mass at ∼10 wk gestation and gains from 20 to 32 wk are independently associated with higher placental and birth weight.
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