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What are the changes in mothers’ diets after the birth of a child: results from the NutriNet-Santé cohort

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 October 2024

Joséphine Brunin Open the ORCID record for Joséphine Brunin [Opens in a new window] ,
Julia Baudry Open the ORCID record for Julia Baudry [Opens in a new window] ,
Benjamin Allès Open the ORCID record for Benjamin Allès [Opens in a new window] ,
Manel Ghozal ,
Mathilde Touvier ,
Serge Hercberg ,
Denis Lairon ,
Blandine de Lauzon Guillain Open the ORCID record for Blandine de Lauzon Guillain [Opens in a new window]  and
Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot
Joséphine Brunin
Affiliation:
Sorbonne Paris Nord University, INSERM, INRAE, CNAM, Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center – University Paris Cité (CRESS), Bobigny 93017, France ADEME (Agence de l’Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l’Energie), Angers 49004, France
Julia Baudry
Affiliation:
Sorbonne Paris Nord University, INSERM, INRAE, CNAM, Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center – University Paris Cité (CRESS), Bobigny 93017, France
Benjamin Allès
Affiliation:
Sorbonne Paris Nord University, INSERM, INRAE, CNAM, Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center – University Paris Cité (CRESS), Bobigny 93017, France
Manel Ghozal
Affiliation:
Université Paris Cité, Inserm, INRAE, CRESS, Paris F-75004, France
Mathilde Touvier
Affiliation:
Sorbonne Paris Nord University, INSERM, INRAE, CNAM, Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center – University Paris Cité (CRESS), Bobigny 93017, France
Serge Hercberg
Affiliation:
Sorbonne Paris Nord University, INSERM, INRAE, CNAM, Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center – University Paris Cité (CRESS), Bobigny 93017, France Public Heath Department, Avicenne Hospital, AP-HP, Bobigny 93017, France
Denis Lairon
Affiliation:
Aix Marseille Université, INSERM, INRAE, C2VN, Marseille 13007, France
Blandine de Lauzon Guillain
Affiliation:
Université Paris Cité, Inserm, INRAE, CRESS, Paris F-75004, France
Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot*
Affiliation:
Sorbonne Paris Nord University, INSERM, INRAE, CNAM, Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center – University Paris Cité (CRESS), Bobigny 93017, France
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*Corresponding author: Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot, email e.kesse@eren.smbh.univ-paris13.fr
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Abstract

Childbirth is a major life-changing event, this period is an opportunity to improve eating habits. The aim of this longitudinal study was to identify and characterise dietary changes in women according to their parity status. Dietary intake data from 4194 women of childbearing age included in the NutriNet-Santé cohort were derived using a FFQ, administered in 2014 and 2018, distinguishing between organic and conventional food consumption. Women were classified into four groups: ‘previous children’, ‘multiparous’, ‘primiparous’ and ‘nulliparous’. Multi-adjusted ANCOVA models were used to estimate the changes according to the parity group. Changes in food consumption towards a more plant-based, healthier and organic diet were observed in all four groups of women, although to various degrees. In multivariable models, ‘Nulliparous’ women showed a greater improvement in terms of ‘sustainable’ food consumption than ‘previous children’ women. ‘Primiparous’ women significantly increased their energy intake (+349 (269–429) kcal/d) and their consumption of dairy products (+30 (3–56) g/d), and they significantly decreased their consumption of alcohol (–23 (–32–15) g/d), coffee and tea (–107 (–155–60) g/d). Regarding organic food, ‘nulliparous’ women increased their consumption more than ‘previous children’ and ‘primiparous’ women were those who were most frequently in the top quintile of organic food increase. Although there were dietary changes in all groups of women according to their parity, childless women have a shift moving towards a more sustainable diet. Women who had a first child reduced their alcohol and caffeine consumption.

Keywords

Birth of childOrganic foodPregnancyDietary transitionDietary changesPlant food consumption
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British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 132 , Issue 7 , 14 October 2024 , pp. 956 - 970
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Nutrition Society

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