ArticleExperimental diabetes research2011
Maternal behaviors during pregnancy impact offspring obesity risk.
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- Sleep During Pregnancy and Offspring Outcomes From Infancy to Childhood: A Systematic Review.Biopsychosocial science and medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Associations between lifestyle interventions during pregnancy and childhood weight and growth: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2021Pooled it
- Feasibility and Initial Efficacy Evaluation of a Community-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Lifestyle Intervention to Prevent Excessive Weight Gain During Pregnancy in Latina Women.Maternal and child health journal · 2015Trial
- Does behavioral intervention in pregnancy reduce postpartum weight retention? Twelve-month outcomes of the Fit for Delivery randomized trial.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2014Trial
- Prenatal sugar exposure shapes late-life human capital and health.PNAS nexus · 2025Article
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Energy-Dense Diet: What Is the Role of the Insulin/IGF Axis?Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Review
- Maternal Diet During Pregnancy and Lactation and Child Food Preferences, Dietary Patterns, and Weight Outcomes: a Review of Recent Research.Current nutrition reports · 2021Review
- Maternal depressive symptoms and stress during pregnancy as predictors of gestational age at birth and standardized body mass index from birth up to 2 years of age.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Using a Microsimulation of Energy Balance to Explore the Influence of Prenatal Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake on Child BMI.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2021Article
- Quality of Life Differences in Pre- and Post-Educational Treatment in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus During COVID-19.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2021Article
- Impact of Sugary Food Consumption on Pregnancy: A Review.Nutrients · 2020Review
- Associations between the Prenatal Diet and Neonatal Outcomes-A Secondary Analysis of the Cluster-Randomised GeliS Trial.Nutrients · 2019Article
- [Non-caloric sweeteners in pregnancy and lactation].Revista espanola de salud publica · 2019Review
- Effects of consuming sugars and alternative sweeteners during pregnancy on maternal and child health: evidence for a secondhand sugar effect.The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society · 2019Review
- Trends in Low-Calorie Sweetener Consumption Among Pregnant Women in the United States.Current developments in nutrition · 2019Article
- Educational Brochures Influence Beliefs and Knowledge Regarding Exercise during Pregnancy: A Pilot Study.International journal of exercise science · 2019Article
- Sugar sweetened beverage consumption during pregnancy is associated with lower diet quality and greater total energy intake.PloS one · 2019Article
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- Beverage Intake During Pregnancy and Childhood Adiposity.Pediatrics · 2017Article
- Maternal protein intake in pregnancy and offspring metabolic health at age 9-16 y: results from a Danish cohort of gestational diabetes mellitus pregnancies and controls.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2017Article
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Abstract
This study investigated the effects of maternal changes during pregnancy in diet, exercise, and psychosocial factors on offspring weight parameters at birth and 6 months. In overweight/obese (OW/OB; n = 132) mothers, greater % kcal from sweets early in pregnancy was the strongest, independent predictor of higher weight for age (WFA) (beta = 0.19; P = 0.004), higher odds of macrosomia (OR = 1.1 (1.0-1.2); P = 0.004) and WFA >90th percentile at birth (OR = 1.2 (1.1-1.3); P = 0.002) and higher WFA at 6 months (beta = 0.30; P = 0.002). In normal weight (n = 153) mothers, higher intake of soft drinks was the strongest predictor of higher offspring WFA at birth (beta = 0.16; P = 0.04) but not at 6 months. Prenatal physical activity, depressive symptoms, and sleep-related variables did not significantly predict offspring weight outcomes. Mothers' eating behaviors during pregnancy, especially intake of sweets in OW/OB mothers, may have a lasting effect on child weight.
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