Background Infant adiposity is linked to both high maternal fat mass (FM) and excessive
gestational FM gain, whereas the association with maternal adipokines is less clear. The …

Background/objectives Maternal obesity impacts fetal growth as early as second trimester of
pregnancy, yet little is known about the molecular mechanisms involved. We aimed to …

Background: Increased adiposity at birth may identify infants at high risk of developing
obesity. Maternal obesity and hyperglycemia in pregnancy are associated with increased …

Background: During pregnancy, maternal circulating leptin is released by maternal adipose
tissue and the placenta, and may have a role in fetal development. Objectives: We …

Increased maternal blood concentrations of leptin and decreased adiponectin levels, which
are common disturbances in obesity, may be involved in offspring adiposity by programming …

Objective Adipocytokines are markers of fetal metabolism, but their association with
childhood growth is unclear. This study examined associations of neonatal adipocytokines …

Objective To discriminate the effect of maternal obesity and gestational diabetes on birth
weight and adipose tissue of the newborn. Methods Normal BMI women (group N, n= 243; …

Background Large for gestational age infants have an increased risk of obesity,
cardiovascular and metabolic complications during life. Knowledge of the key predictive …

Objective Perinatal leptin exposure may modulate the risk of adiposity in early childhood. In
previous analyses, negative associations between maternal (32 weeks' gestation) and cord …

Background: The etiology of childhood obesity and the associated morbidity is multifactorial.
Recently, data suggesting a prenatal programming towards later childhood obesity and …