ArticleNutrients2021
Mediterranean Diet and Lifestyle Habits during Pregnancy: Is There an Association with Small for Gestational Age Infants? An Italian Single Centre Experience.
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- Exploring basal metabolic rate and dietary adequacy in twin pregnancies: the VENERE study.Nutrition & metabolism · 2024Article
- Associations of maternal lifestyle factors with inadequate pregnancy weight gain: findings from the baseline data of the LIMIT prospective cohort study.European journal of nutrition · 2024Article
- Dietary Habits and Nutritional Knowledge of Pregnant Women: The Importance of Nutrition Education.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Characteristics, Physiopathology and Management of Dyslipidemias in Pregnancy: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2024Review
- The relationship between small for gestational age infants and maternal health: a meta-analysis.American journal of translational research · 2024Review
- Development and validation of a short tool to assess the awareness of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: a cross-sectional study among pregnant women in Lebanon.AJOG global reports · 2023Article
- Dietary Advice to Support Glycaemic Control and Weight Management in Women with Type 1 Diabetes during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding.Nutrients · 2022Review
- Adherence to Mediterranean Diet and Its Association with Maternal and Newborn Outcomes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Periconceptional Mediterranean diet during pregnancy on children's health.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2022Review
- Comment on Yeste et al. Polyphenols and IUGR Pregnancies: Intrauterine Growth Restriction and Hydroxytyrosol Affect the Development and Neurotransmitter Profile of the Hippocampus in a Pig Model.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe small-for-gestational-age (SGA) in infants is related to an increased risk of developing Non-Communicable Diseases later in life. The Mediterranean diet (MD) is related to lower odds of being SGA. The study explored retrospectively the association between SGA, maternal MD adherence, lifestyle habits and other SGA risk factors during pregnancy.
methodsOne hundred women (16-44 years) with a pregnancy at term were enrolled. Demographic data, parity, pre-gestational BMI, gestational weight gain, pregnancy-related diseases, and type of delivery were collected. The MD adherence (MEDI-LITE score ≥ 9), physical activity level, and smoking/alcohol consumption were registered. SGA neonates were diagnosed according to the neonatal growth curves.
resultsWomen were divided into "SGA group" vs. "non-SGA group". The MD was adopted by 71% of women and its adherence was higher in the "non-SGA group" (
conclusionsMD may indirectly reduce the risk of SGA since it prevents and exerts a positive effect on pregnancy-related diseases (e.g., gestational diabetes and hypertension). The small sample size of women in the SGA group of the study imposes a major limitation to the results and conclusions of this research, suggesting however that it is worthy of further investigation.
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