Higher coffee intake in pregnancy linked to prolonged gestation, and higher caffeine intake linked with babies being small for gestational age

Hollins Martin, CJ

Abstract

Commentary on: Sengpiel V, Elind E, Bacelis J, et al. Maternal caffeine intake during pregnancy is associated with birth weight but not with gestational length: results from a large prospective observational cohort study. BMC Med 2013;11:42.
Implications for practice and research
The findings support that maternal coffee consumption is associated with marginally increased gestational length, decreased birth weight, but not preterm delivery.
Future research is required to confirm cause and effects.

Citation

Hollins Martin, C. (2014). Higher coffee intake in pregnancy linked to prolonged gestation, and higher caffeine intake linked with babies being small for gestational age. Evidence-Based Nursing, 17(4), 106. https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2013-101683

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Dec 18, 2013
• Publication Date: Sep 15, 2014
• Deposit Date: Jan 8, 2014
• Journal: Evidence Based Nursing
• Print ISSN: 1367-6539
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 106
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2013-101683
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/eb-2013-101683
• Related Public URLs: http://ebn.bmj.com/