scholarly journals Influence of Alternative Lifestyles on Antibiotic Use during Pregnancy, Lactation and in Children

Antibiotics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 837
Author(s):  
Pien Eras ◽  
Ana Paula Simões-Wüst ◽  
Carel Thijs
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Antibiotic Use ◽  
The Other ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Medicinal Products ◽  
Rudolf Steiner ◽  
Alternative Lifestyle ◽  
Low Educated ◽  
In Pregnancy

Alternative lifestyles are likely to be associated with distinct usage of specific medicinal products. Our goal was to find out whether the intake of antibiotics during pregnancy and by children differs according to whether the mothers have alternative or conventional lifestyles. Therefore, we investigated the use of antibiotics by pregnant women and by children up to 11 years of age participating in the KOALA Birth Cohort Study. This cohort comprises two recruitment groups of mother–infant pairs, one with alternative lifestyles (selected via organic food shops, anthroposophic clinicians and midwives, anthroposophic under-five clinics, Rudolf Steiner schools and relevant magazines, n = 491) the other with conventional lifestyles (no selection based on lifestyle, n = 2343). Mothers in the alternative lifestyle group more frequently adhered to specific living rules and identified themselves with anthroposophy more than mothers in the conventional lifestyle group. The results revealed significant differences in antibiotic use during pregnancy and in children from 3 months to 10 years of age between the two groups. The rate of antibiotic use in children was consistently lower in the alternative lifestyle group than in the conventional lifestyle group. Antibiotic use in pregnancy was higher in low educated women, and maternal antibiotic use during lactation was higher after an instrumented delivery in hospital. Antibiotic use in the infant was higher when they had older sibs or were born in hospital, and lower in those who had been longer breastfed. After adjustment for these factors, the differences in antibiotic use between the alternative and conventional groups remained. The results suggest that an alternative lifestyle is associated with cautious antibiotic use during pregnancy, lactation and in children.

scholarly journals Effect of maternal smoking in pregnancy and childhood on child and adolescent sleep outcomes to 21 years: a birth cohort study

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances O’Callaghan ◽  
Michael O’Callaghan ◽  
James G. Scott ◽  
Jake Najman ◽  
Abdullah Al Mamun
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Maternal Smoking ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Smoking In Pregnancy ◽  
Adolescent Sleep ◽  
In Pregnancy

scholarly journals Maternal dietary antioxidant intake in pregnancy and childhood respiratory and atopic outcomes: birth cohort study

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 1800507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annabelle Bédard ◽  
Kate Northstone ◽  
John W. Holloway ◽  
A. John Henderson ◽  
Seif O. Shaheen
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Dietary Antioxidant ◽  
Antioxidant Intake ◽  
In Pregnancy

scholarly journals Maternal Locus of Control in Pregnancy and Reading and Spelling Abilities of the Offspring: A Longitudinal Birth Cohort Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Golding ◽  
Steven Gregory ◽  
Genette Ellis ◽  
Yasmin Iles-Caven ◽  
Stephen Nowicki
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Reading And Spelling ◽  
In Pregnancy

scholarly journals Maternal haemoglobin in pregnancy and offspring childhood weight and height trajectories: analysis of a prospective birth cohort study

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 236
Author(s):  
Yvette V Pyne ◽  
Laura D Howe ◽  
Abigail Fraser
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Multilevel Models ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Childhood Weight ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Adverse Pregnancy ◽  
In Pregnancy

Background: Both anaemia and high haemoglobin in pregnancy are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes including foetal growth restriction. The objective of this study was to investigate the associations between maternal haemoglobin in pregnancy and trajectories of length/height and weight from birth through childhood. Methods: Data from 7,597 singleton pregnancies in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), an ongoing, prospective, UK population-based pregnancy cohort study were used. We examined associations between maternal haemoglobin (overall pregnancy and trimester specific) and offspring length and weight at birth, as well as trajectories of height and weight gain from birth to age 10 years derived from multilevel models. Results: Mean pregnancy haemoglobin was 11.61 g/dL (SD 1.12). For each 1g/dL higher mean overall pregnancy haemoglobin, offspring were on average -0.30 cm shorter (95%CI: -0.35, -0.24, p <0.001), and -97.7 g lighter (95%CI: -110.42, -84.93, p <0.001) at birth when adjusting for potential confounders. Trimester specific inverse associations with birth length and weight were strongest for third trimester haemoglobin. There was evidence of a positive association between maternal haemoglobin levels and offspring height gain up to the age of one year and no strong evidence of associations between pregnancy haemoglobin and childhood weight gain. Conclusions: In high income countries, higher maternal haemoglobin in pregnancy may be a concern, as well as anaemia. Further studies are needed to define ‘high’ haemoglobin in pregnancy and whether monitoring of women with high pregnancy haemoglobin is warranted.

scholarly journals The association of maternal-fetal attachment with smoking and smoking cessation during pregnancy in The FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Jussila ◽  
Juho Pelto ◽  
Riikka Korja ◽  
Eeva Ekholm ◽  
Marjukka Pajulo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Early Pregnancy ◽  
Smoking Behavior ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Prenatal Smoking ◽  
Smoking In Pregnancy ◽  
Maternal Fetal Attachment ◽  
Fetal Attachment ◽  
In Pregnancy

Abstract Background Smoking in pregnancy constitutes a preventable risk factor for fetal/child development and maternal-fetal attachment (MFA) seems to contain a momentum that can break the chain of adverse outcomes by promoting maternal prenatal health practices. This study aimed to explore the association of MFA with smoking at any time during pregnancy and smoking cessation in early pregnancy, and the modifying role of MFA on the expected effects of education and prenatal psychological distress (PPD) on prenatal smoking behavior. Methods The pregnant women (n = 3766) participated in the The FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study in Finland between December 2011 and April 2015. The binary outcomes, smoking at any time during pregnancy and smoking cessation in early pregnancy, were obtained from self-reports at gestational weeks (gwks) 14 and 34 and The Finnish Medical Birth Register. MFA was assessed with the Maternal-Fetal Attachment Scale (MFAS) at gwks 24 and 34. Logistic regression analyses were used to determine the association between MFA and maternal prenatal smoking behavior. Findings The prevalence of smoking was 16.5%, and 58.1% of the smokers quit smoking during pregnancy. The independent associations of total MFA scores with prenatal smoking behavior were not established (aOR = 1.00-1.02, multiplicity adjusted p > 0.05). A higher score in the altruistic subscale of MFA, Giving of self, associated with a higher probability of smoking cessation (24 gwks: aOR = 1.13, 95% CI [1.04, 1.24], p = 0.007, multiplicity adjusted p = 0.062; 34 gwks: aOR = 1.17, 95% CI [1.07, 1.29], p < 0.001, multiplicity adjusted p = 0.008). The modifying effect of MFA on the observed associations between PPD and smoking in pregnancy and between maternal education and smoking in pregnancy / smoking cessation in early pregnancy was not demonstrated. Conclusions The altruistic dimension of maternal-fetal attachment associates with an increased probability of smoking cessation during pregnancy and therefore strengthening altruistic maternal-fetal attachment may constitute a promising novel approach for interventions aiming at promoting smoking cessation during pregnancy.

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