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Food supplementation of pregnant women at risk of malnutrition and their newborns' responsiveness to stimulation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7358235     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Pregnant women at risk of malnutrition were enrolled in a health care programme in Colombia, South America, and were randomly assigned to a group receiving supplementary food or to a control group at the beginning of the third trimester of pregnancy. There were no differences between the groups in social or nutritional variables. Supplementary food was found to have an effect on infants' reactions to mild aversive stimulation and their degree of irritability. Infants born to non-supplemented mothers generally responded more irritably to removal of a nipple and to the application of a cold disc to the abdomen. Female infants of non-supplemented mothers also recovered more slowly than the supplemented group from crying in response to both removal of nipple and the cold disc. The findings are believed to show a maturational effect of maternal diet during the last trimester of pregnancy.
Authors:
L Vuori; L de Navarro; N Christiansen; J O Mora; M G Herrera
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Developmental medicine and child neurology     Volume:  22     ISSN:  0012-1622     ISO Abbreviation:  Dev Med Child Neurol     Publication Date:  1980 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1980-05-14     Completed Date:  1980-05-14     Revised Date:  2009-11-11    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0006761     Medline TA:  Dev Med Child Neurol     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  61-71     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Child Behavior*
Colombia
Crying
Dietary Proteins / therapeutic use
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn*
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Nutrition Disorders / diet therapy*
Physical Stimulation
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications / diet therapy*
Pregnancy Trimester, Third
Reaction Time
Risk
Sex Factors
Sucking Behavior
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Dietary Proteins

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