Background Although both maternal prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational
weight gain (GWG) may affect birth weight, their separate and joint associations with …

There is increasing evidence that health and development in adult life is influenced or
''programmed''by factors, including nutrition, operating during foetal life and infancy. Early …

Objectives To describe the association between fear of childbirth and social, demographic
and psychological factors in a cohort of 30 480 healthy nulliparous women with …

Background Low socioeconomic position is generally associated with increased risk of
preterm birth, but it remains unclear whether the inequality depends on the socioeconomic …

OBJECTIVE: Evidence relating chronic hypertension to risk of small for gestational age
(SGA) births is conflicting. To identify factors associated with SGA that may involve a …

OBJECTIVE: We evaluated if acetaminophen, one of the most frequently used drugs among
pregnant women is associated with an increased prevalence of congenital abnormalities …

Research that follows people over a period of time (longitudinal or panel studies) is
increasingly recognised as of great importance in helping us to understand the ageing …

OBJECTIVE: To examine whether the frequency and timing of binge drinking episodes
(intake of five or more drinks on one occasion) during the first 16 weeks of pregnancy …

Background Consumption of high doses of alcohol on a single occasion (binge drinking)
may harm the developing foetus and pregnant women are advised to avoid binge drinking …

OBJECTIVE. We estimated the association between prenatal exposure to maternal
infections and the subsequent risk for epilepsy in childhood. METHODS. We included 90619 …