Influence of maternal nutrition on infant birthweight

摘要: OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to examine relation between maternal prepregnancy BMI, pregnancy weight gain and infant birthweight. MATERIALS AND METHODS In 1998 questionnaire sent 227 women who were pregnant in 1993. RESULTS 56.4% under responded questionnaire. We excluded 33 answers because miscarriage, stillbirths, twin pregnancies also missing data. remaining 95 37.9% had low BMI ( 26 kg/m2) various (according IOM recommendations). Underweight gave birth infants lower mean birthweight than normal or excessive (p<0.05). 10.7% underweight (< 2500 g). None not before a child Women gain. It seems that could result from energy, protein, calcium iron consumption. CONCLUSIONS 1) Large proportion (37.8%) pregnancy. 2) Birthweight related those whose too smaller gained more during