Publications by authors named "Shauna L Callaghan"
Article Synopsis
- The study examines how maternal well-being during pregnancy and breastfeeding impacts the gut microbiome of infants, potentially affecting long-term health like obesity.
- Data were collected from healthy pregnant women participating in the MicrobeMom study, focusing on maternal health, breastfeeding practices, and infant stool samples analyzed for microbial diversity.
- Results showed that while maternal well-being did not directly influence infant microbiome diversity, exclusive breastfeeding at hospital discharge was linked to increased beta diversity in infants, and any breastfeeding after one month was associated with both alpha and beta diversity.
Objective: To develop a core outcome set for pregnancy nutrition.
Design: Mixed-methods core outcome set development study.
Setting: Online.
Article Synopsis
- Maternal diet during pregnancy significantly impacts birth outcomes and later child health, yet its effect on children's eating behaviors is still under-researched.
- This study analyzed maternal diet quality using the Alternative Healthy Eating Index for Pregnancy (AHEI-P) and its relationship with children’s eating traits at age 5, involving data from 306 participants.
- Results showed that better maternal diet quality in the first two trimesters was linked to lower "Desire to Drink" in children, suggesting that improving maternal nutrition during pregnancy could foster healthier eating habits in offspring.
Objective: To gain an in-depth understanding of how the FIGO Nutrition Checklist could work in clinical practice, from the perspective of pregnant women.
Methods: This qualitative study was part of a pilot study of the FIGO Nutrition Checklist in the antenatal department of a tertiary-level university maternity hospital in Dublin, Ireland. Individual semistructured phone interviews were conducted with pregnant women who had completed the FIGO Nutrition Checklist as part of the pilot.
Objective: To gain insights from pregnant women and obstetricians on the utility of the FIGO Nutrition Checklist in antenatal practice.
Methods: Women were recruited from the antenatal department of a large tertiary-level university maternity hospital in Dublin, Ireland, between October and December 2019. Participants completed the FIGO Nutrition Checklist before their routine antenatal appointment.