Background: Global prevalence of overweight/obesity and gestational diabetes (GDM) is
increasing. In pregnant women both conditions affect offspring's later health …

Introduction. Obesity has reached epidemic proportions worldwide. Maternal obesity has
consequences for the offspring's later health. Only few studies have focused upon the long …

One in 5 pregnant women is obese but the impact on later health is unknown. We aimed to
determine whether maternal obesity during pregnancy associates with increased premature …

Background Prepregnancy body mass index [BMI (in kg/m 2)], gestational weight gain, and
postpartum weight retention may have distinct effects on the development of child obesity …

Please cite this paper as: Laitinen J, Jääskeläinen A, Hartikainen A, Sovio U, Vääräsmäki M,
Pouta A, Kaakinen M, Järvelin M. Maternal weight gain during the first half of pregnancy and …

Objective: The magnitude of the contribution of childbearing to the development of obesity is
not entirely understood. Published studies on postpartum weight retention focus on risk …

Objective To quantify the association between maternal pre‐pregnancy body mass index
(BMI) and perinatal outcomes. Methods We systematically reviewed and collected studies …

Background: The association between excessive gestational weight gain and preterm
delivery is unclear, as is the association between low gestational weight gain and preterm …

Objective: To determine whether weight increases permanently as a result of pregnancy and
to explore the determinants of postpartum weight retention. Data sources: Articles from the …

Background: Researchers have proposed biologically plausible mechanisms linking
excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) to maternal metabolic and cardiovascular …