Exploring maternal patterns of dietary caffeine consumption before conception and during pregnancy

Lei Chen; Erin M Bell; Marilyn L Browne; Charlotte M Druschel; Paul A Romitti; National Birth Defects Prevention Study

doi:10.1007/s10995-014-1483-2

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Exploring maternal patterns of dietary caffeine consumption before conception and during pregnancy

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Exploring maternal patterns of dietary caffeine consumption before conception and during pregnancy

Lei Chen, Erin M Bell, Marilyn L Browne, Charlotte M Druschel, Paul A Romitti and National Birth Defects Prevention Study

Maternal and child health journal, Vol.18(10), pp.2446-2455

12/2014

DOI: 10.1007/s10995-014-1483-2

PMCID: PMC5901698

PMID: 24791972

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Abstract

We describe patterns of dietary caffeine consumption before and after pregnancy recognition in a cohort of women who recently gave birth. This study included 8,347 mothers of non-malformed liveborn control infants who participated in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study during 1997-2007. Maternal self-reported consumption of beverages (caffeinated coffee, tea, and soda) and chocolate the year before pregnancy was used to estimate caffeine intake. The proportions of prepregnancy caffeine consumption stratified by maternal characteristics are reported. In addition, patterns of reported change in consumption before and after pregnancy were examined by maternal and pregnancy characteristics. Adjusted prevalence ratios were estimated to assess factors most associated with change in consumption. About 97 % of mothers reported any caffeine consumption (average intake of 129.9 mg/day the year before pregnancy) and soda was the primary source of caffeine. The proportion of mothers reporting dietary caffeine intake of more than 300 mg/day was significantly increased among those who smoked cigarettes or drank alcohol. Most mothers stopped or decreased their caffeinated beverage consumption during pregnancy. Young maternal age and unintended pregnancy were associated with increases in consumption during pregnancy. Dietary caffeine consumption during pregnancy is still common in the US. A high level of caffeine intake was associated with known risk factors for adverse reproductive outcomes. Future studies may improve the maternal caffeine exposure assessment by acquiring additional information regarding the timing and amount of change in caffeine consumption after pregnancy recognition.

Pregnancy

Caffeine - administration & dosage

Diet Surveys

Humans

Caffeine - adverse effects

Tea - adverse effects

Carbonated Beverages - adverse effects

Mothers

Case-Control Studies

Young Adult

Central Nervous System Stimulants - adverse effects

Diet

Adolescent

Adult

Female

Interviews as Topic

Coffee - adverse effects

Beverages

Central Nervous System Stimulants - administration & dosage

Population Surveillance

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Title: Subtitle: Exploring maternal patterns of dietary caffeine consumption before conception and during pregnancy
Creators: Lei Chen - Global Patient Safety-Pharmacoepidemiology, Eli Lilly and Company, LCC DP 2638, Indianapolis, IN, 46285, USA, chen_lei@lilly.com
Erin M Bell - University at Albany, State University of New York
Marilyn L Browne
Charlotte M Druschel
Paul A Romitti
National Birth Defects Prevention Study
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Maternal and child health journal, Vol.18(10), pp.2446-2455
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-014-1483-2
PMID: 24791972
PMCID: PMC5901698
NLM abbreviation: Matern Child Health J
ISSN: 1573-6628
eISSN: 1573-6628
Publisher: United States
Grant note: U01 DD000492 / NCBDD CDC HHS U01/DD00048702 / NCBDD CDC HHS
Language: English
Date published: 12/2014
Academic Unit: Epidemiology; Biostatistics
Record Identifier: 9983995062802771

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