Associations between pre-pregnancy BMI, gestational weight gain, and prenatal diet quality in a national sample

Authors

Haley W. Parker
Alison Tovar, University of Rhode IslandFollow
Karen McCurdy, University of Rhode IslandFollow
Maya Vadiveloo, University of Rhode IslandFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

10-18-2019

Department

Nutrition and Food Sciences

Abstract

This secondary analysis explored the association between gestational weight gain, pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), and prenatal diet quality in a United States national sample. The sample comprised 1322 pregnant women in the longitudinal Infant Feeding Practices Study II with Diet History Questionnaire data. Diet quality in the third trimester was assessed using the Alternative Healthy Eating Index for Pregnancy. Self-reported pre-pregnancy BMI (categorized as underweight

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Parker HW, Tovar A, McCurdy K, Vadiveloo M (2019) Associations between pre-pregnancy BMI, gestational weight gain, and prenatal diet quality in a national sample. PLoS ONE 14(10): e0224034. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224034

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