Background Overweight is among the major challenging health risk factors. It has been
claimed that birth weight, being a critical indicator of prenatal developmental conditions, is …

Many studies have provided evidence for the hypothesis that size at birth is related to the
risk of developing disease in later life. In particular, links are well established between …

Adverse neonatal outcomes continue to be high for mothers with type 1 and type 2 diabetes,
and are far from eliminated in mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus. This is often …

The adverse outcomes on the offspring from maternal diabetes in pregnancy are
substantially documented. In this paper, we report main knowledge on impacts of maternal …

The incidence of the metabolic syndrome, a cluster of abnormalities focusing on insulin
resistance and associated with high risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, is …

Extensive epidemiological and experimental evidence indicates that a sub‐optimal
environment during fetal and neonatal development in both humans and animals may …

OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to examine the birthweight at which risks of
perinatal death, neonatal morbidity, and cesarean delivery begin to rise and the causes and …

Background: Glucose intolerance during pregnancy predisposes the offspring for increased
risk of developing glucose intolerance in the future. This vicious cycle is likely to influence …

Studies in both humans and experimental animals addressing the 'Fetal Origins of Adult
Disease'hypothesis have established a relationship between an adverse intrauterine …

The “developmental origins of health and disease”(DOHaD) is a concept that has emerged
over the past 50 years, linking the state of health and risk from disease in later childhood …