Kaolin consumption in pregnant women: what impact on the weight of newborns?
| Autor: | Norbert Winer, Tiphaine Lefebvre, Clémence Dizier, Catherine Pintas, Pascal Caillet, Maud Poirier |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Consumption (economics)
Pregnancy medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Obstetrics Infant Newborn Obstetrics and Gynecology Standard score medicine.disease Cohort Studies Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Pica Humans Birth Weight Medicine Female Pregnant Women Kaolin business Beneficial effects |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 35:7812-7818 |
| ISSN: | 1476-4954 1476-7058 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/14767058.2021.1937980 |
| Popis: | Geophagy is an ancestral practice particularly found among African women who describe beneficial effects on the sympathetic signs of pregnancy. Studies have reported a significant prevalence of consumption of kaolin, known as geophagy, within migrant population. However, this behavior, like other environmental factors, could lead to obstetrical and neonatal risks.The objective of our study was to evaluate the obstetrical and neonatal impact of kaolin consumption, especially on Z-SCORE for weight-for-gestational age in the newborn.This mono-centric historical cohort study was carried out on the basis of questionnaires and patients' obstetrical records. It was conducted between January 1 and July 1, 2017. Patients were divided into two groups: 1) women who consumed kaolin (at least once during their pregnancy), and 2) women who did not consume kaolin. Morphometric characteristics of the newborn were retrieved in obstetrical records.Results: 105 pregnant women were included: 26 exposed and 79 non exposed. Women who consumed kaolin were more frequently without social protection at their first consultation (Geophagy is not to be neglected in socially advantaged countries due to increased immigration. This study found no association between kaolin consumption and birth weight. However, there was a correlation between precariousness and low birth weight which reinforces the importance of tightening the follow-up during pregnancies in the most precarious women. |
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