Adherence to nutritional guidelines in pregnancy: evidence from the Growing Up in New Zealand birth cohort study.

Morton, SMB; Grant, CC; Wall, CR; Atatoan Carr, PE; Bandara, DK; Schmidt, JM; Ivory, V; Inskip, HM; Camargo, CA

Adherence to nutritional guidelines in pregnancy: evidence from the Growing Up in New Zealand birth cohort study.

Morton, SMB Grant, CC Wall, CR Atatoan Carr, PE Bandara, DK Schmidt, JM Ivory, V Inskip, HM Camargo, CA

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Publisher:: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
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Citation:: Public Health Nutr, 2014, 17, (9), pp. 1919-1929
Issue Date:: 2014-09

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dc.contributor.author	Morton, SMB
dc.contributor.author	Grant, CC
dc.contributor.author	Wall, CR
dc.contributor.author	Atatoan Carr, PE
dc.contributor.author	Bandara, DK
dc.contributor.author	Schmidt, JM
dc.contributor.author	Ivory, V
dc.contributor.author	Inskip, HM
dc.contributor.author	Camargo, CA
dc.date.accessioned	2025-01-13T03:07:12Z
dc.date.available	2025-01-13T03:07:12Z
dc.date.issued	2014-09
dc.identifier.citation	Public Health Nutr, 2014, 17, (9), pp. 1919-1929
dc.identifier.issn	1368-9800
dc.identifier.issn	1475-2727
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/183346
dc.description.abstract	OBJECTIVE: To determine adherence to nutritional guidelines by pregnant women in New Zealand and maternal characteristics associated with adherence. DESIGN: A cohort of the pregnant women enrolled into New Zealand's new birth cohort study, Growing Up in New Zealand. SETTING: Women residing within a North Island region of New Zealand, where one-third of the national population lives. SUBJECTS: Pregnant women (n 5664) were interviewed during 2009-2010. An FFQ was administered during the face-to-face interview. RESULTS: The recommended daily number of servings of vegetables and fruit (≥6) were met by 25 % of the women; of breads and cereals (≥6) by 26 %; of milk and milk products (≥3) by 58 %; and of lean meat, meat alternatives and eggs (≥2) by 21 %. One in four women did not meet the recommendations for any food group. Only 3 % met all four food group recommendations. Although adherence to recommendation for the vegetables/fruit group did not vary by ethnicity (P=0·38), it did vary for the breads/cereals, milk/milk products and meat/eggs groups (all P<0·001). Adherence to recommendations for the vegetables/fruit group was higher among older women (P=0·001); for the breads/cereals group was higher for women with previous children (P<0·001) and from lower-income households (P<0·001); and for the meat/eggs group was higher for women with previous children (P=0·003) and from lower-income households (P=0·004). CONCLUSIONS: Most pregnant women in New Zealand do not adhere to nutritional guidelines in pregnancy, with only 3 % meeting the recommendations for all four food groups. Adherence varies more so with ethnicity than with other sociodemographic characteristics.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
dc.relation.ispartof	Public Health Nutr
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dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	11 Medical and Health Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Nutrition & Dietetics
dc.subject.classification	32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.classification	42 Health sciences
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Age Factors
dc.subject.mesh	Cohort Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Diet
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Health Promotion
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Models, Biological
dc.subject.mesh	New Zealand
dc.subject.mesh	Nutrition Policy
dc.subject.mesh	Parity
dc.subject.mesh	Patient Compliance
dc.subject.mesh	Pregnancy
dc.subject.mesh	Socioeconomic Factors
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Diet
dc.subject.mesh	Cohort Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Patient Compliance
dc.subject.mesh	Age Factors
dc.subject.mesh	Parity
dc.subject.mesh	Pregnancy
dc.subject.mesh	Models, Biological
dc.subject.mesh	Nutrition Policy
dc.subject.mesh	Socioeconomic Factors
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Health Promotion
dc.subject.mesh	New Zealand
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Age Factors
dc.subject.mesh	Cohort Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Diet
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Health Promotion
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Models, Biological
dc.subject.mesh	New Zealand
dc.subject.mesh	Nutrition Policy
dc.subject.mesh	Parity
dc.subject.mesh	Patient Compliance
dc.subject.mesh	Pregnancy
dc.subject.mesh	Socioeconomic Factors
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult
dc.title	Adherence to nutritional guidelines in pregnancy: evidence from the Growing Up in New Zealand birth cohort study.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	17
utslib.location.activity	England
utslib.for	11 Medical and Health Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/UTS Groups
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/UTS Groups/Women & Children’s Health Research Collaborative (WCHC)
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/UTS Groups/INSIGHT: Institute for Innovative Solutions for Well-being and Health
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pubs.issue	9
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utslib.citation.issue	9

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: To determine adherence to nutritional guidelines by pregnant women in New Zealand and maternal characteristics associated with adherence. DESIGN: A cohort of the pregnant women enrolled into New Zealand's new birth cohort study, Growing Up in New Zealand. SETTING: Women residing within a North Island region of New Zealand, where one-third of the national population lives. SUBJECTS: Pregnant women (n 5664) were interviewed during 2009-2010. An FFQ was administered during the face-to-face interview. RESULTS: The recommended daily number of servings of vegetables and fruit (≥6) were met by 25 % of the women; of breads and cereals (≥6) by 26 %; of milk and milk products (≥3) by 58 %; and of lean meat, meat alternatives and eggs (≥2) by 21 %. One in four women did not meet the recommendations for any food group. Only 3 % met all four food group recommendations. Although adherence to recommendation for the vegetables/fruit group did not vary by ethnicity (P=0·38), it did vary for the breads/cereals, milk/milk products and meat/eggs groups (all P<0·001). Adherence to recommendations for the vegetables/fruit group was higher among older women (P=0·001); for the breads/cereals group was higher for women with previous children (P<0·001) and from lower-income households (P<0·001); and for the meat/eggs group was higher for women with previous children (P=0·003) and from lower-income households (P=0·004). CONCLUSIONS: Most pregnant women in New Zealand do not adhere to nutritional guidelines in pregnancy, with only 3 % meeting the recommendations for all four food groups. Adherence varies more so with ethnicity than with other sociodemographic characteristics.

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