Maternal night-time eating and sleep duration in relation to length of gestation and preterm birth

Autor: Marjorelee Colega, Fabian Yap, Kok Hian Tan, Yin Bun Cheung, Lynette Pei-Chi Shek, See Ling Loy, Mary Foong-Fong Chong, Shirong Cai, Keith M. Godfrey, Jerry Kok Yen Chan, Yap Seng Chong
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Clinical Nutrition. 39:1935-1942
ISSN: 0261-5614
Popis: Background & aims Maternal metabolic disturbance arising from inappropriate meal timing or sleep deprivation may disrupt circadian rhythm, potentially inducing pregnancy complications. We examined the associations of maternal night-time eating and sleep duration during pregnancy with gestation length and preterm birth. Methods We studied 673 pregnant women from the Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) cohort. Maternal energy intake by time of day and nightly sleep duration were assessed at 26–28 weeks' gestation. Based on 24-h dietary recall, night-eating was defined as consuming >50% of total energy intake from 1900 to 0659 h. Short sleep duration was defined as
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