Deficient maternal zinc intake-but not folate-is associated with lower fetal heart rate variability

Marisa N. Spann; Jennifer Smerling; Hanna Gustafsson; Sophie Foss; Margaret Altemus; Catherine Monk

doi:10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2015.01.007

Deficient maternal zinc intake-but not folate-is associated with lower fetal heart rate variability

Marisa N. Spann, Jennifer Smerling, Hanna Gustafsson, Sophie Foss, Margaret Altemus, Catherine Monk

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Objective: Few studies of maternal prenatal diet and child development examine micronutrient status in relation to fetal assessment. Methods: Twenty-four-hour dietary recall of zinc and folate and 20. min of fetal heart rate were collected from 3rd trimester pregnant adolescents. Results: Deficient zinc was associated with less fetal heart rate variability. Deficient folate had no associations with HRV. Neither deficient zinc nor deficient folate was related to fetal heart rate. Conclusions: These findings, from naturalistic observation, are consistent with emerging data on prenatal zinc supplementation using a randomized control design. Practical Implication: Taken together, the findings suggest that maternal prenatal zinc intake is an important and novel factor for understanding child ANS development.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	169-172
Number of pages	4
Journal	Early Human Development
Volume	91
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2015.01.007
State	Published - Mar 1 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Fetal heart rate variability
Folate
Zinc

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Obstetrics and Gynecology

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