Maternal anthropometry and idiopathic preterm labor

Kramer, Michael S.; Coates, Allan L.; Michoud, Marie-Claire; Dagenais, Suzanne; Hamilton, Emily; Papageorgiou, Apostolos

doi:10.1016/0029-7844(95)00267-u

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“…Previous studies have reported an increased risk for idiopathic preterm labour, prolonged labour and caesarean delivery in women with short height. [44][45][46] The socio-demographic determinants, maternal age, educational level and marital status, had a smaller but significant contribution in explaining differences in birthweight between ethnic populations. Especially, the extremes of these determinants, that is teenage motherhood, low-educated women and single motherhood, could result in an increased risk of lower birthweight.…”

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Explaining differences in birthweight between ethnic populations. The Generation R Study

Troe¹,

Raat²,

Jaddoe³

et al. 2007

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Objective To examine whether differences in birthweight of various ethnic groups residing in the Netherlands can be explained by determinants of birthweight.Design Population-based birth cohort study.Setting Data of pregnant women and their partners in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.Population We examined data of 6044 pregnant women with a Dutch, Moroccan, Turkish, Capeverdean, Antillean, SurinameseCreole, Surinamese-Hindustani and Surinamese-other ethnic background.Methods Regression analyses were used to assess the impact of biomedical, socio-demographic and lifestyle-related determinants on birthweight differences.Main outcome measure Birthweight was established immediately after delivery in grams.Results Compared with mean birthweight of offspring of Dutch women (3485 g, SD 555), the mean birthweight was lower in all non-Dutch populations, except in Moroccans. Differences ranged from an 88-g lower birthweight in offspring of the Turkish women to a 424-g lower birthweight in offspring of SurinameseHindustani women. Differences in gestational age, maternal and paternal height largely explained the lower birthweight in the Turkish, Antillean, Surinamese-Creole and Surinamese-other populations. Differences in birthweight between the Dutch and the Capeverdean and Surinamese-Hindustani populations could only partly be explained by the studied determinants.Conclusions These results confirm significant differences in birthweight between ethnic populations that can only partly be understood from established determinants of birthweight. The part that is understood points to the importance of determinants that cannot easily be modified, such as parental height. Further study is necessary to obtain a fuller understanding.

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Section: Ethnic Differences In Birthweightmentioning

confidence: 99%

Explaining differences in birthweight between ethnic populations. The Generation R Study

Troe¹,

Raat²,

Jaddoe³

et al. 2007

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“…There may be physical characteristics of the mother, inherited from one generation of mothers to the next, that trigger preterm delivery. For example, a mother's body size may affect her risk of delivering preterm, as has been suggested for short women (29). Another plausible explanation of recurrence risk through the maternal line is that women and their daughters are more likely to share risk factors (such as smoking, poverty, or poor nutrition) than are women and their daughters-in-law.…”

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Familial Patterns of Preterm Delivery: Maternal and Fetal Contributions

Wilcox

Skjærven

Lie

2008

American Journal of Epidemiology

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“…Short maternal stature and low pre-pregnancy weight are associated with increased risk of low birth weight (LBW), intra-uterine growth retardation (IUGR;World Health Organization, 1995), and preterm delivery (Ferraz et al, 1990;Kramer et al, 1995). Short stature is also related to increased risk of cephalopelvic disproportion, assisted delivery (Everett, 1975;Sokal et al, 1991;Thomson, 1959), and increased perinatal and infant mortality (Liljestrand et al, 1985;Martorell et al, 1981).…”

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HIV status and sociodemographic correlates of maternal body size and wasting during pregnancy

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Objective: To examine HIV status and sociodemographic variables as correlates of body size (height, body mass index (BMI), and mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC)) and wasting (MUAC < 22 cm) in pregnant women. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Four antenatal clinics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Subjects: Women presenting for first prenatal visit before the 23rd week of gestation, between April 1995 and July 1997 (n ¼ 13 760). Results: Mean MUAC, BMI and height were 25.5 cm, 23.5 kg=m 2 and 155.1 cm, respectively. The prevalence of HIV infection was 13.1% and the overall prevalence of wasting was 4.7%. Wasting was 34% (95% CI ¼ 3%, 73%) more prevalent among HIVinfected than in uninfected mothers, after adjusting for week of gestation, height and sociodemographic indicators. The risk of wasting associated with HIV infection was highest among women with low level of education or unable to contribute to the household income. From a multiple linear regression model, BMI was positively associated with mother's age, level of education and money spent on food, but not with HIV infection, after adjusting for week of gestation. In multivariate analysis, height increased monotonically by categories of maternal age and level of education, and was also positively correlated with the ability to contribute to household income, the amount of money spent on food per person per day, and having a professional partner. Conclusion: HIV infection is a significant risk factor for wasting among pregnant women, particularly in groups of low socioeconomic status (SES). SES indicators are strongly correlated with maternal height and with BMI during the first and second trimesters of pregnancy independently of HIV status.

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Maternal anthropometry and idiopathic preterm labor

Abstract: Maternal short stature, low pre-pregnancy BMI, and low rate of gestational weight gain may lead to shortened gestation by increasing the risk of idiopathic preterm labor.

Cited by 93 publications

References 18 publications

Explaining differences in birthweight between ethnic populations. The Generation R Study

Explaining differences in birthweight between ethnic populations. The Generation R Study

Familial Patterns of Preterm Delivery: Maternal and Fetal Contributions

HIV status and sociodemographic correlates of maternal body size and wasting during pregnancy

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