Literature Review: Pregnant and breastfeeding ... - Eat For Health

3628 (3542 to 3713) 3600 (3483 to 3716) pnsBirth length, cm (mean difference 95% CI)Diet group (n = 78) Control group (n = 78) p value51.3 (51.0 to 51.7) 51.0 (50.5 to 51.5) pnsHead circumference at birth, cm (mean difference 95% CI)Diet group (n = 78) Control group (n = 77) p value35.1 (34.9 to 35.4) 35.1 (34.8 to 35.5) pnsFollowupConfoundingRisk of biasRelevanceOther comments6 months after birthNAModerate risk of bias:No details about method of allocation concealment;Not feasible to blind this intervention;28/171 (16.4%) lost to follow-up at 6 months – 13 in the diet group (2 miscarriages, 2 due to illness in mother, 1 due to illness in child, 4 unwilling tocontinue, 2 moved, 1 unknown, 1 twin pair excluded) and 15 in the control group (3 due to illness in mother, 2 due to illness in child, 8 unwilling tocontinue, 2 unknown).For the primary outcome of infant blood pressure at 6 months, results were available for 113/171 (66.1%) infantsLikely to be relevant for Australian womenNCT00167700Total energy intake remained comparable between the groups although women in the dietary intervention group consumed significantly less butter andmore margarine and vegetable oilStudy probably underpowered (no sample size calculation reported)Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Dietary Patterns23