Consumo alimentar de energia e nutrientes no 1º e 3º trimestres gestacionais e peso ao nascer: Coorte NISAMI

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the consumption of energy, macronutrients and micronutrients in the first and third trimester and birth weight in pregnant women enrolled in prenatal care from public network in the municipality of Santo Antônio de Jesus-Ba. Methodology: This was a longitudinal study. Were included in the study pregnant women residing and domiciled in the urban area of the municipality of Santo Antonio de Jesus, aged eighteen or older, enrolled in prenatal services of the Unified Health System (SUS), and who agreed to participate. Data on dietary intake were collected in the household of pregnant women in the first and third trimester. The research instrument used for consumption was the food frequency questionnaire 74 foods. To estimate the size of food portions consumed was used for photographic recording of the album portions of food and kitchenware Monteiro et al (2007). Results: The study showed that women with children with inadequate birthweight (<3000g) had higher average calorie intake (p = 0.02) and carbohydrate (p = 0.04) in the first trimester of pregnancy. And in the third trimester were able to identify differences in average consumption of protein (p = 0.02) according to categories of birth weight where women who had children with adequate weight (≥2999g) had higher average consumption of protein (means = 72,66g). Conclusion: It was possívelevidenciar that food intake during pregnancy has an impact on the nutritional status of the fetus, especially in the third trimester of pregnancy and maternal protein intake had greater relevance with birthweight.