1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«The aims of this study are to characterize dietary intake and diet quality from late pregnancy to the postpartum period and to investigate women’s adherence to current Canadian nutritional recommendations at each time point.» (p. 2)

Questions/Hypothèses :
«Firstly, [the authors] hypothesize that diet quality decreases from the third trimester to six months postpartum. Secondly, [they] hypothesize that adherence to micronutrient intake recommendations will be low in the postpartum period, especially for lactating women in whom nutritional needs are increased.» (p. 2)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
L’échantillon initial du projet ANGE (Apports Nutritionnels durant la GrossessE) est composé de 86 femmes enceintes provenant de la ville de Québec. Le sous-échantillon utilisé dans la présente étude est composé de 28 de ces participantes.

Instruments :
Questionnaires

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

This «prospective evaluation of women’s dietary intake revealed stability in energy and macronutrient intakes from late pregnancy to six months postpartum. Most women were below their energy estimated requirements and above their protein estimated requirements. Total micronutrient intake decreased from late pregnancy to six months after delivery for many vitamins and minerals.» (p. 11) Moreover, diet «quality remained stable from late pregnancy to the postpartum period in this limited sample size, except for the total vegetables and fruit sub-score. [This] is concordant with the supposition that motivation for healthy eating might decrease as pregnancy progresses and after delivery. Interestingly, a study found that multiparous women, who make up the majority of this sample, have lower intentions to eat in a healthier manner compared to new and non-parents […]. The same authors hypothesized that mothers may find it difficult to put time and energy in preparing healthy meals for multiple children, thus leading to the subsequent decrease in motivation for their own dietary behaviors […].» (p. 12)