Habitual micronutrient intake during and after pregnancy in Caucasian Londoners

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ID15536886
AuthorsEmma Derbyshire (0000-0002-9201-4666, Manchester Metropolitan University, corresponding author), G J Davies (0000-0002-7343-776X, London South Bank University), Vassiliki Costarelli (0000-0002-3863-838X, Harokopio University of Athens), Peter W Dettmar (0000-0003-2931-5025, Technostics (United Kingdom))
Year2008
Volume5
Issue1
Pages1-9
Publication date2008-12-16
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMaternal and Child Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1740-8695 • E-ISSN: 1740-8709
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1740-8709.2008.00152.x
PMID19161540
OpenAlexW1964656355
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited17

Micronutrient status is of fundamental importance both upon conception and throughout pregnancy. There is an abundance of literature investigating nutrient intakes during individual trimesters of pregnancy but few studies have investigated baseline intakes of nutrients throughout gestation as a continuum. The current investigation set out to measure habitual micronutrient intakes at weeks 13, 25, 35 of pregnancy and 6 weeks postpartum using a prospective background information questionnaire, 4-7-day weighed food diary and postnatal questionnaire. Seventy-two primiparous, Caucasian Londoners were recruited at the study start with 42 completing the first, second, third trimester and postpartum study stages respectively. Study findings indicated that sodium intakes were significantly higher than UK guidelines throughout and after pregnancy (P < 0.001). Intakes of folate, iron, vitamin D, potassium, iodine and selenium were lower than UK recommendations during and after pregnancy, but to varying levels of statistical significance (P < 0.05). Only 23-38% of women met UK recommendations for folate (300 microg day(-1)) through dietary sources. Similarly, only a small percentage of women met dietary guidelines for iron (19-28%). The findings from the current study indicate that public health interventions may be required to help expectant mothers achieve an optimal diet, particularly after birth when dietary recommendations increase for some micronutrients

Dietary Reference Intake · Environmental health · Gestation · Gynecology · Micronutrient · Nutrient · Obstetrics · Pregnancy · Birth, Development, and Health · Gestational Diabetes Research and Management · Medicine · Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies

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