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Nutrition, mental health and violence: from pregnancy to postpartum Cohort of women attending primary care units in Southern Brazil - ECCAGE study

Authors: Maria A Nunes, Cleusa P Ferri, Patricia Manzolli, Rafael M Soares, Michele Drehmer, Caroline Buss, Andressa Giacomello, Juliana F Hoffmann, Silvia Ozcariz, Cristiane Melere, Carlo N Manenti, Suzi Camey, Bruce B Duncan, Maria I Schmidt

Published in: BMC Psychiatry | Issue 1/2010

Abstract

Background

Woman's nutritional status, before and during pregnancy, is a strong determinant of health outcomes in the mother and newborn. Gestational weight gain and postpartum weight retention increases risk of overweight or obesity in the future and they depend on the pregestational nutritional status and on food consumption and eating behavior during pregnancy. Eating behavior during pregnancy may be the cause or consequence of mood changes during pregnancy, especially depression, which increases likelihood of postpartum depression. In Brazil, a study carried out in the immediate postpartum period found that one in three women experienced some type of violence during pregnancy. Violence and depression are strongly associated and both exposures during pregnancy are associated with increased maternal stress and subsequent harm to the infant. The main objectives of this study are: to identify food intake and eating behaviors patterns; to estimate the prevalence of common mental disorders and the experience of violence during and after pregnancy; and to estimate the association between these exposures and infant's health and development.

Methods/Design

This is a cohort study of 780 pregnant women receiving care in 18 primary care units in two cities in Southern Brazil. Pregnant women were first evaluated between the 16^th and 36^th week of pregnancy at a prenatal visit. Follow-up included immediate postpartum assessment and around the fifth month postpartum. Information was obtained on sociodemographic characteristics, living circumstances, food intake, eating behaviors, mental health and exposure to violence, and on infant's development and anthropometrics measurements.

Discussion

This project will bring relevant information for a better understanding of the relationship between exposures during pregnancy and how they might affect child development, which can be useful for a better planning of health actions aiming to enhance available resources in primary health care.

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Title: Nutrition, mental health and violence: from pregnancy to postpartum Cohort of women attending primary care units in Southern Brazil - ECCAGE study
Authors: Maria A Nunes
Cleusa P Ferri
Patricia Manzolli
Rafael M Soares
Michele Drehmer
Caroline Buss
Andressa Giacomello
Juliana F Hoffmann
Silvia Ozcariz
Cristiane Melere
Carlo N Manenti
Suzi Camey
Bruce B Duncan
Maria I Schmidt
Publication date: 01-12-2010
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: BMC Psychiatry / Issue 1/2010
Electronic ISSN: 1471-244X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-10-66

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