PERINATAL OUTCOMES OF PREMATURITY AND BIRTH WEIGHT ACCORDING TO MATERNAL CAFFEINE CONSUMPTION

Nutr Hosp. 2015 Dec 1;32(6):2658-64. doi: 10.3305/nh.2015.32.6.9846.

Abstract

Objetive: identify whether there is an increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes, like prematurity or decreased weight in newborns, associated with caffeine consumption during the first half of pregnancy in pregnant women of our population.

Methods: transversal study carried out in 1 175 patients from Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital of Granada (Spain). Information about caffeine consumption during first half of gestation and perinatal outcomes was obtained by personal interview, medical records and telephone call after delivery. The average caffeine intake was calculated from meals and drinks included in a validated questionnaire.

Results: there was no difference in caffeine consumption in pregnant women with birth weight ≥2 500 g and.

Objetivo: identificar si existe un aumento del riesgo en resultados perinatales adversos de prematuridad y disminucion del peso de los recien nacidos asociados al consumo de cafeina durante la primera mitad del embarazo en gestantes de nuestra poblacion. Métodos: estudio transversal llevado a cabo en 1.175 gestantes del Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves de Granada (Espana). La informacion sobre el consumo de cafeina durante la primera mitad del embarazo y los resultados perinatales estudiados se obtuvieron mediante entrevista personal, consulta de la historia clinica y llamada telefonica tras el parto. La ingesta media de cafeina se calculo a partir de las comidas y bebidas incluidas en un cuestionario validado. Resultados: no hubo diferencias en el consumo de cafeina en gestantes con recien nacidos de peso ≥2.500 g y.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Birth Weight / drug effects*
  • Caffeine / adverse effects*
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Small for Gestational Age
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Outcome*
  • Premature Birth / chemically induced*
  • Premature Birth / epidemiology
  • Spain / epidemiology

Substances

  • Caffeine