Soares, Fernanda; Abranches, Andrea D; Villela, Letícia; Lara, Sarah; Araújo, Daniele; Nehab, Sylvia; Silva, Leila; Amaral, Yasmin; Junior, Saint Clair G; Pone, Sheila; +7 more... Lobkowicz, Ludmila; Clemente, Nuria Sanchez; Brasil, Patricia; Nielsen-Saines, Karin; Pone, Marcos; Brickley, Elizabeth; Moreira, Maria Elisabeth; (2019) Zika virus infection in pregnancy and infant growth, body composition in the first three months of life: a cohort study. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 9 (1). 19198-. ISSN 2045-2322 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-55598-6
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Abstract
The implications of Zika Virus exposure in pregnancy for early infant growth remains poorly described. The main goal of this study is to compare the growth, body composition, and feeding modality of infants in the first three months of life by prenatal Zika Virus exposure status. We selected an analytical cohort of 115 infants born without microcephaly, comprising 56 infants with qRT-PCR confirmed exposure to ZIKV during gestation and 59 infants born to women with presumptively no evidence of ZIKV in pregnancy. Infants were evaluated at birth, 1 and 3 months of age in terms of anthropometrics, body composition All the results were adjusted by maternal age, maternal BMI and gestational age. We observe no differences between anthropometric measurements at birth. Mothers in exposed group showed higher BMI. At 1 month and 3 months of age there were differences in mid arm circumference, arm muscle circumference and fat free mass. Weight and length was less in the ZIKV exposed in pregnancy infants and statistically different at 3 month of age. The findings of this investigation provide new evidence that ZIKV exposure in pregnancy may be associated with differences in body composition.
Item Type | Article |
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Faculty and Department |
Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health > Dept of Infectious Disease Epidemiology (-2023) Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health > Dept of Infectious Disease Epidemiology & International Health (2023-) |
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Centre for Epidemic Preparedness and Response Maternal and Newborn Health Group |
PubMed ID | 31844129 |
Elements ID | 142266 |
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