Please cite this paper as: Jones R, Cederberg H, Wheeler S, Poston L, Hutchinson C, Seed
P, Oliver R, Baker P. Relationship between maternal growth, infant birthweight and nutrient …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the influence of Insulin-like Growth factor-I (IGF-I) and Placental
Growth Hormone (GH) on progression of diabetic retinopathy during pregnancy in women …

Methods Genome-wide SNP data were used to identify genetic variations associated with
glycaemia-related traits measured during an OGTT performed at~ 28 weeks' gestation in …

Alcohol is one of the most consumed drugs in the world, even during pregnancy. Its use is a
risk factor for developing adverse outcomes, eg fetal death, miscarriage, fetal growth …

Previous studies have suggested an association between fetal growth restriction and the risk
of spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB). However, addressing this association is …

Pregnancy is accompanied by notable changes in the secretion of growth hormone (GH)
and the insulin-like growth factors (IGFs). A GH variant produced by the placenta is …

Information on the influence of poor maternal nutrition on the regulation of responses to
pregnancy, placental and fetal growth and development is critical to a better understanding …

In anthropoid primates, growth hormone (GH) genes have undergone at least 2 independent
locus expansions, one in platyrrhines (New World monkeys) and another in catarrhines (Old …

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether maternal serum concentrations of placental growth
hormone (GH-V), insulin-like growth factor (IGF) 1 and 2, and IGF binding proteins (IGFBP) 1 …

The human placental GH variant (GH-V) is secreted continuously from the
syncytiotrophoblast layer of the placenta during pregnancy and is thought to play a key role …