Journal article
Maternal micronutrient consumption periconceptionally and during pregnancy: A prospective cohort study
M Livock, PJ Anderson, S Lewis, S Bowden, E Muggli, J Halliday
Public Health Nutrition | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS | Published : 2017
Abstract
Objective To examine overall micronutrient intake periconceptionally and throughout pregnancy in a population-based cohort of Australian women. Design In a prospective cohort study, micronutrient dosages were extracted from self-reported maternal supplement use, recorded pre-conception, and for each trimester of pregnancy. A food frequency scale (DQESv2) captured usual maternal diet for gestational weeks 14-26. The influence of sociodemographic and lifestyle factors associated with supplement use was examined using logistic regression, and changes in micronutrient intakes prior to and throughout pregnancy were assessed using repeated-measures ANOVA analyses. Setting Metropolitan hospital sit..
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Awarded by Australian National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (project grant number 1011070, 2011-2014; Senior Research Fellowship to P.J.A., grant number 1081288; Senior Research Fellowship to J.L.H., grant number 1021252) and the Victorian State Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. The study has also received funding from the McCusker Charitable Trust; the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute; the Jack Brockhoff Foundation; and the Foundation for Children. The funders had no role in the design, analysis or writing of this article.