Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health
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Supplement intake for women of reproductive age (preconception or pregnant) from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health.

Approved: 2017

Collaborators:

  • Dr Ellie D Arcy
  • AProf Alexis Hure
  • Dr Lucy Leigh
  • Dr Christopher Oldmeadow
  • Prof Anthony Perkins
  • Ms Elle McKenna

Synopsis

During pregnancy, there is an increased requirement for specific micronutrients to support foetal growth and development as well as maternal metabolism. Suboptimal nutrition during this time, may lead to impaired foetal growth and an increased risk of adverse outcomes. The proposed project seeks to evaluate and explore the trends in nutrient supplement intake in women of reproductive age, across their childbearing years and assess the benefits and harms on pregnancy and birth outcomes. The project will use self-reported medication data from the 1973-78 ALSWH cohort, reported over three surveys in 2009 (Survey 5), 2012 (Survey 6) and 2015 (Survey 7). Women will be classified as preconception, pregnant or not pregnant at each time point.