Objectives Pregnancy is associated with physiological alterations in insulin sensitivity and
lipid metabolism. This study investigates the associations between pregestational body …

Background/objective Changes in metabolism and extensive hemodynamic adjustments
occur during normal pregnancy. The presence of maternal obesity imposes an overload to …

Background Maternal obesity is increasing worldwide but the consequences for maternal
physiology and fetal growth are not fully understood. Objective To study whether changes in …

Objective The impact of maternal overweight/obesity and excessive weight gain on maternal
serum lipids in the first and second trimester of pregnancy was evaluated. Methods …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of maternal prepregnancy overweight and obesity on
gestational age-dependent variation in lipid levels during pregnancy. METHODS: Women …

BACKGROUND Prepregnancy overweight increases the risk of adverse perinatal outcomes.
Maternal lipid profile plays a key role in the production of pregnancy hormones. The …

There has been a significant increase of obesity in women of reproductive age in the past
decades. Hence, compared to normal weight women there exists alterations in maternal …

Background/Aims Obesity during pregnancy increases the risk of adverse clinical outcomes
and is associated with low-grade chronic inflammation. We describe maternal metabolic risk …

Maternal obesity may be associated with metabolic factors that affect the intrauterine
environment, fetal growth, and the offspring's long‐term risk for chronic disease. Among …

Objective: To determine associations between lipid profiles in early pregnancy stratified by
body mass index (BMI) and risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Study …