SynthesisJournal of obesity2014
Maternal weight gain in pregnancy and risk of obesity among offspring: a systematic review.
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82 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Maternal body mass index, gestational weight gain, and the risk of overweight and obesity across childhood: An individual participant data meta-analysis.PLoS medicine · 2019Pooled it
- Maternal Preconception Body Size and Early Childhood Growth during Prenatal and Postnatal Periods Are Positively Associated with Child-Attained Body Size at Age 6-7 Years: Results from a Follow-up of the PRECONCEPT Trial.The Journal of nutrition · 2021Trial
- A Behavioral Lifestyle Intervention to Limit Gestational Weight Gain in Pregnant Women with Overweight and Obesity.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2021Trial
- Effects of a lifestyle intervention in routine care on prenatal physical activity - findings from the cluster-randomised GeliS trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2019Trial
- Effects of a lifestyle intervention during pregnancy to prevent excessive gestational weight gain in routine care - the cluster-randomised GeliS trial.BMC medicine · 2019Trial
- Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of a Cluster-Randomized Prenatal Lifestyle Counseling Trial: A Seven-Year Follow-Up.PloS one · 2016Trial
- Maternal metabolic determinants of accelerated infant weight gain in early life: assessing the combined effects of gestational diabetes and pre-pregnancy overweight.BMC public health · 2026Article
- The association of prenatal adiposity characteristics with early childhood overweight and obesity: findings from a large and diverse mother-child cohort.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2026Article
- Early Roots of Childhood Obesity: Risk Factors, Mechanisms, and Prevention Strategies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Associations between gestational weight gain and weight development of the offspring: Differences depending on maternal pre-pregnancy BMI.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2024Article
- Is the Complement System Dysregulated in Preeclampsia Comorbid with HIV Infection?International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Association of child weight with attendance at a healthy lifestyle service among women with obesity during pregnancy.Maternal & child nutrition · 2024Article
- Pregnancy health in a multi-state U.S. population of systemically underserved patients and their children: PROMISE cohort design and baseline characteristics.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Association of COVID-19 pandemic societal closures with gestational weight gain among women in South Carolina, 2018-2021.Annals of epidemiology · 2024Article
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- Digital Self-Monitoring Tools for the Management of Gestational Weight Gain: Protocol for a Systematic Review.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Association between maternal e-cigarette use during pregnancy and low gestational weight gain.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2023Article
- Parental body mass index and maternal gestational weight gain associations with offspring body composition in young women from the Nutritionists' Health Study.Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2023Article
- Associations of individual and cumulative urinary phthalate and replacement biomarkers with gestational weight gain through late pregnancy.The Science of the total environment · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo systematically review the evidence from prospective and retrospective cohort studies on the association between gestational weight gain (GWG) and offspring's body weight.
methodsElectronic databases PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL, and Academic Search Premiere were searched from inception through March 18, 2013. Included studies (n = 23) were English articles that examined the independent associations of GWG with body mass index (BMI) and/or overweight status in the offspring aged 2 to 18.9 years. Two authors independently extracted the data and assessed methodological quality of the included studies.
resultsEvidence from cohort studies supports that total GWG and exceeding the Institute of Medicine maternal weight gain recommendation were associated with higher BMI z-score and elevated risk of overweight or obesity in offspring. The evidence of high rate of GWG during early- and mid-pregnancy is suggestive. Additionally, the evidence on inadequate GWG and net GWG in relation to body weight outcomes in offspring is insufficient to draw conclusions.
conclusionsThese findings suggest that GWG is a potential risk factor for childhood obesity. However, findings should be interpreted with caution due to measurement issues of GWG and potential confounding effects of shared familial characteristics (i.e., genetics and maternal and child's lifestyle factors).
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