Objective To evaluate the association between maternal BMI and congenital heart defects
(CHDs) in the offspring when including live births, stillbirths, aborted and terminated …

Abstract Background Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are the most common birth defect
around the world. Maternal prepregnancy obesity has been proposed as a risk factor of …

Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between fetal
development of congenital heart defects (CHD) and maternal prepregnancy body mass …

Objective: Obesity is a risk factor for congenital heart defects (CHDs), but whether risk is
independent of abnormal glucose metabolism remains unknown. Data on whether …

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between maternal body mass index
and all congenital heart defects (CHDs) combined and 11 individual defects. PubMed …

Obesity in women of reproductive age is of global health concern. In 2009 to 2010, the
prevalence of obesity (ie, a body mass index [BMI]> 30 kg/m2) among US women 20 to 39 …

Background: Congenital heart defects are more frequent in offspring of mothers with
overweight or obesity. However, associations between maternal overweight and obesity …

Purpose To review and summarize the epidemiologic evidence on the association of
maternal Body Mass Index (BMI) with risk of congenital heart defects (CHDs) and to assess …

Abstract Importance Congenital heart defects (CHDs) affect 1–2% of newborns and are
associated with significant mortality and morbidity. Understanding risk factors underlying …

Objective: This study determined whether obese women have an increased risk of
cardiovascular defects in their offspring compared with average weight women. Research …