TY - JOUR T1 - Review: higher caffeine intake during pregnancy increases risk of low birth weight JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 111 LP - 111 DO - 10.1136/eb-2014-102027 VL - 18 IS - 4 AU - Jack E James Y1 - 2015/10/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/18/4/111.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Chen LW, Wu Y, Neelakantan N, et al. Maternal caffeine intake during pregnancy is associated with risk of low birth weight: a systematic review and dose response meta-analysis. BMC Med 2014;12:174.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedThe findings indicate that caffeine intake should be avoided during pregnancy.Research is needed to clarify how advice on caffeine abstinence should be framed to be most effective and to evaluate the actual effectiveness of such advice.Caffeine is a widely consumed psychoactive substance. Although controversy exists concerning some implications of caffeine consumption during pregnancy, questions concerning maternal caffeine and low birth weight have been largely settled. This study adds further weight to an otherwise consistent conclusion. Using meta-analysis involving 13 prospective studies consisting of more than 100 000 participants from Europe, Canada or the USA, Chen and colleagues assessed … ER -