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nancy increases the chance of still­
birth, according to new research at
Oregon Health & Science Univer­
sity.
The data shows that eating a
typical American diet, which is high
in fat, decreases blood flow from the
mother to the placenta, the tempo­
rary organ that nourishes the un­
born fetus. Prior to this study, ex­
actly how a fatty diet contributes to
stillbirth was unclear.
The study was conducted at the
OHSU Oregon National' Primate
Research Center.
Previous studies have shown
that nearly all adverse outcom es
during pregnancy - abnorm al fe­
tal growth, preeclam psia, preterm
labor and stillbirth — are in some
way associated with an abnor­
mally developed, or damaged, pla­
centa.
In addition, maternal obesity has
been associated with placental in­
flammation and dysfunction and an
increased risk of stillbirth. Consid­
ering these findings, the research­
ers hypothesized that eating a diet
high in fat during pregnancy also
may increase the risk of placental
inflammation and the risk of still­
birth.
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The researchers found the mon­
keys that ate a high-fat diet experi­
enced a significant decrease in blood
flow from the uterus to the placenta,
a reduction of 38 percent to 56 per­
cent, and a rise in placental inflam­
mation. This was the case regard­
less of whether the monkeys were
obese or slender. The risk of still­
birth was further compounded, how­
ever, when the monkeys were obese
with hyper-insulinemia, or pre-dia­
betes.
Additional studies are needed to
determine exactly how a high-fat
diet decreases placental blood flow,
the researchers report.
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