Association between Nutritional Status with Spontaneous Abortion

• Main Authors: Rahimeh Ahmadi, Saeideh Ziaei, Sosan Parsay
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Royan Institute (ACECR), Tehran 2017-01-01
• Series: International Journal of Fertility and Sterility
• Subjects: abortion; nutrition; pregnancy
• Online Access: http://www.ijfs.ir/article_45399_b5e70d5374d6df2671a3e8d33c553481.pdf

Background Spontaneous abortion is the most common adverse pregnancy outcome. We aimed to investigate a possible link between nutrient deficiencies and the risk of spontaneous abortion. Materials and Methods This case-control study included the case group (n=331) experiencing a spontaneous abortion before 14 weeks of pregnancy and the control group (n=331) who were healthy pregnant women over 14 weeks of pregnancy. The participants filled out Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ), in which they reported their frequency of consumption for a given serving of each food item during the past three months, on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. The reported frequency for each food item was converted to a daily intake. Then, consumption of nutrients was compared between the two groups. Results There are significant differences between the two groups regarding consumed servings/day of vegetables, bread and cereal, meat, poultry, fish, eggs, beans, fats, oils and dairy products (P=0.012, P < 0.001, P=0.004, P < 0.001, P=0.019, respectively). There are significant differences between the two groups in all micronutrient including folic acid, iron, vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and zinc (P < 0.001). Conclusion Poor nutrientions may be correlated with increased risk of spontaneous abortion.