Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Gland and Hormone Related Diseases

All Conditions

Neoplasms

Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Urinary Tract, Sexual Organs, and Pregnancy Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus

Breast Neoplasms

Diabetes, Gestational

Metabolic Diseases

Glucose Metabolism Disorders

Altered metabolic milieu is defined as a fasting glucose level \>100 mg/dL at the first trimester of pregnancy by national guidelines. Altered metabolic milieu during the second trimester (24-28 weeks of pregnancy) is defined as a fasting glucose levels \> 92 mg/dL and/or plasma glucose levels \> 153 mg/dL two hours after load in the oral glucose tolerance test according to ADA guidelines or a fasting glucose \>100 mg/dL and/or \> 140 mg/dL two hours after load in the oral glucose tolerance test according to national guidelines. The COVID-19 pandemic is considered as a natural nutritional and mental health exposure.

Nutrition and mental health during pregnancy

María L Garmendia, PhD

Camila L Corvalán Aguilar, PhD

María F Mujica Coopman, PhD

The Chilean Maternal \& Infant Cohort Study II (ChiMINCs II) is an ongoing cohort that is part of the Chilean Maternal and Infant Nutrition Observatory of the South-East area of Santiago, Chile. In total, 1927 pregnant women beneficiaries of the public health systems and their offspring were recruited before 12 weeks of gestation and are followed across pregnancy (\<15, 26-28, and 35-37 weeks of gestation) and up to 2 years of age of their offspring. Two studies are currently nested in ChiMINCs II: 1) Breast Cancer Risk Assessment in Mothers (BRECAM) study, and 2) the ChiMINCs-COVID study. The primary objective of BRECAM study is to test the association between maternal metabolic indicators (i.e., insulin, glucose, IGF-1, and HbAc1 concentrations) at early pregnancy (i.e., \<15 and 26-28 weeks of gestation) and breast density 3 months after the cessation of lactation. For this purpose, we collect maternal obstetric, lifestyle, dietary intake, anthropometric, and biochemical information. The aim of the ChiMINCs-COVID study is to assess dietary-related risks and mental health problems derived from the COVID-19 pandemic and their influence on maternal and infant's health and nutrition. Thus, we collected detailed information on dietary behaviors, mental health and COVID-related information at each trimester, along with neonatal and infant nutritional information. The purpose of the present work is to describe the design, methods, and descriptive information at recruitment of ChiMINCs-II, also discussing the implications that this study can have to better understand maternal and infant nutrition and health during the COVID-19 era.

Additional fasting venous samples will be collected during routine public health care blood extractions and at delivery (maternal venous and umbilical cord blood samples). Also, feces samples of newborn will be collected after delivery. Whole blood, plasma, buffy coat, serum and red blood cells will be separated by centrifugation within the next 3 hours. Biological specimens will be aliquot and keep to -80ºC until the determination of metabolic markers, growth factors and hormones.

Chilean Maternal & Infant Cohort Study II (CHiMINCs-II)

The Chilean Maternal and Infant Nutrition Cohort Study II

Data and blood samples that will be collected in this study will be under the custody of the principal investigator and a human subject protection review board will regulate its use. Others researchers may access the data by contacting to María Luisa Garmendia (Principal Investigator).

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Servicio de Salud Metropolitano Sur Oriente

Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos

Associate Professor

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