ArticleThe Journal of pediatrics2011
Effects of pre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain on infant anthropometric outcomes.
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- Association of Maternal BMI and Rapid Infant Weight Gain With Childhood Body Size and Composition.Pediatrics · 2023Article
- Maternal high fat diets: impacts on offspring obesity and epigenetic hypothalamic programming.Frontiers in genetics · 2023Review
- Fetal programming of obesity and type 2 diabetes.World journal of diabetes · 2022Review
- Low-Protein Infant Formula and Obesity Risk.Nutrients · 2022Review
- The influence of maternal weight and alcohol exposure on infant physical characteristics and neurodevelopmental outcomes.Current research in toxicology · 2022Article
- Mid-pregnancy weight gain is associated with offspring adiposity outcomes in early childhood.Pediatric research · 2021Article
- Pre-pregnancy body mass index, gestational weight gain and postnatal growth in preterm infants.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2021Article
- A Prospective Study of the Relationship of Sleep Quality and Duration with Gestational Weight Gain and Fat Gain.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2021Observational
- Maternal Low-Grade Chronic Inflammation and Intrauterine Programming of Health and Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
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- The influence of monitoring activities on maternal weight gain among pregnant women.Journal of public health research · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine whether pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) influence infant postnatal growth. STUDY
designParticipants were from the Pregnancy, Infection, and Nutrition study, a prospective pregnancy cohort. Term infants with weight or length measurements at approximately 6 months were included (n = 363). Multivariable regression estimated associations for weight-for-age (WAZ), length-for-age (LAZ), and weight-for-length z-scores (WLZ) and rapid infant weight gain with categorical maternal exposures defined with the 2009 Institute of Medicine recommendations.
resultsPre-pregnancy overweight and obesity were associated with higher WAZ (linear regression coefficient [β], 0.32; 95% CI, 0.04-0.61) and WLZ (β, 0.39; 95% CI, 0.02-0.76), respectively. Pre-pregnancy BMI was not associated with LAZ. Excessive GWG was associated with higher WAZ (β, 0.39; 95% CI, 0.15-0.62) and LAZ (β, 0.34; 95% CI, 0.12-0.56). Excessive GWG ≥ 200% of recommended amount was associated with higher WAZ (β, 0.68; 95% CI, 0.28-1.07), LAZ (β, 0.45; 95% CI, 0.06-0.83), and WLZ (β, 0.43; 95% CI, 0.04-0.82). Risk of rapid weight gain increased across maternal exposure categories; however, none of the estimates were significant.
conclusionsPre-pregnancy BMI and GWG are modifiable intrauterine exposures that influence infant postnatal anthropometric outcomes. Further investigation with infant body composition measurements is warranted.
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