Sanaz Khosravinejad; Morteza Taheri; Abbas Sadeghi
Abstract
Neonatal growth indices are one of the important issues in the assessmentand care of pregnancy which have significant effects on the life after birth.Therefore, it is important to recognize their related factors. The aim of thisstudy was to investigate the relationship between pregnant women's lifestyleand ...
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Neonatal growth indices are one of the important issues in the assessmentand care of pregnancy which have significant effects on the life after birth.Therefore, it is important to recognize their related factors. The aim of thisstudy was to investigate the relationship between pregnant women's lifestyleand physical growth indices in newborns. This descriptive-comparativestudy was conducted on 412 pregnant women (mean age 28.1±5.6 years)who referred to Mahdieh Hospital in Tehran by a cross-sectional and fieldmethod. Subjects were selected by convenience sampling method. Data werecollected and recorded by Lifestyle Questionnaire (LSQ) and informationabout the growth indices of newborns from their medical records in TehranMahdieh Hospital. Then, growth indices were compared with NCHSstandard norm (P≤0.05). Independent and one-sample t tests and Pearsoncorrelation were used to analyze the data. According to the results, thequality of lifestyle in pregnant women was reported to be moderate. Also, acomparison of weight and height indices showed a significant difference inthe time intervals after birth in comparison with the NCHS norm (P≤0.05)which indicated that this norm was lower than the global norm in Iranianinfants. On the other hand, no significant difference was observed in thehead circumference (P=0.18). Considering the findings of this study onlifestyle and moderate physical activity in pregnant women, mothers arerecommended to have more physical activity and to improve their nutritionalquality so that they can promote their lifestyle and thereby improve thegrowth indices of newborns.
