Author, as appears in the article.: Aranda N., Hernández-Martínez C., Arija V., Ribot B., Canals J.

Department: Psicologia Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques

URV's Author/s: Aranda Pons, Núria / Arija Val, Maria Victoria / Canals Sans, Josefa / Hernandez Martinez, Carmen / RIBOT SERRA, BLANCA

Keywords: Pregnancy Neonatal behaviour Iron status Haemoconcentration risk neonatal behaviour iron status haemoconcentration risk

Abstract: Objective: To determine the associations between haemoconcentration at the end of pregnancy (third trimester and delivery) and neonatal behaviour in healthy pregnant women supplemented with moderate doses of Fe. Design: A prospective longitudinal study in which obstetric and clinical history, maternal toxic habits, maternal anxiety and Hb levels were recorded at the third trimester and delivery. Neonatal behaviour was assessed at 48¿72 h of age using the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale. Setting: Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the Sant Joan University Hospital in Reus, Tarragona (Spain). Subjects: A total of 210 healthy and well-nourished pregnant women and their full-term, normal-weight newborns. Results: The results showed that, after adjusting for confounders, in the third trimester the risk of haemoconcentration (6·2 % of pregnant women) was related to decreased neonatal state regulation (B=−1·273, P=0·006) and alertness (B=−1·848, P=0·006) scores. In addition, the risk of haemoconcentration at delivery (12·0 % of pregnant women) was also related to decreased neonatal state regulation (B=−0·796, P=0·021) and poor robustness and endurance (B=−0·921, P=0·005) scores. Conclusions: Our results show that the risk of haemoconcentration at the end of pregnancy is related to the neonate¿s neurodevelopment (and self-regulation capabilities), suggesting that Fe supplementation patterns and maternal Fe status during pregnancy are important factors for neurodevelopment which may be carefully controlled. Copyright © The Authors 2017

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licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

ISSN: 13689800

Author's mail: nuria.aranda@urv.cat victoria.arija@urv.cat josefa.canals@urv.cat carmen.hernandez@urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0001-9708-747X 0000-0002-1758-0975 0000-0002-6209-9558 0000-0001-6328-8679

Record's date: 2023-02-18

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Link to the original source: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/public-health-nutrition/article/haemoconcentration-risk-at-the-end-of-pregnancy-effects-on-neonatal-behaviour/50292F3DAC00ABAEDB3FA0457FCD5BBA

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: Public Health Nutrition. 20 (8): 1405-1413

APA: Aranda N., Hernández-Martínez C., Arija V., Ribot B., Canals J. (2017). Haemoconcentration risk at the end of pregnancy: Effects on neonatal behaviour. Public Health Nutrition, 20(8), 1405-1413. DOI: 10.1017/S136898001600358X

Article's DOI: 10.1017/S136898001600358X

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2017

Publication Type: Journal Publications