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

Martin, Caroline Hollins

doi:10.1136/eb-2013-101683

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

Martin, Caroline Hollins

Authors

Prof Caroline Hollins-Martin C.HollinsMartin@napier.ac.uk
Professor

Abstract

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

Martin, C. H. (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	2014-10
Deposit Date	Aug 5, 2015
Publicly Available Date	Aug 5, 2015
Print ISSN	1367-6539
Electronic ISSN	1468-9618
Publisher	BMJ Publishing Group
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	17
Issue	4
Pages	106
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2013-101683
Keywords	Caffeine, pregnancy, gestational period
Public URL	http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/8936
Contract Date	Aug 5, 2015

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