Self‐reported maternal weight is error‐prone, and the context of pregnancy may impact error
distributions. This systematic review summarizes error in self‐reported weight across …

Background During the past 25 years, many pregnancy and birth cohorts have been
established. Each cohort provides unique opportunities for examining associations of early …

Background: Fruit and vegetable intake in children remains below recommendations in
many countries. The long-term effects of early parental feeding practices on fruit and …

Objectives To estimate the pre-pregnancy prevalence of overweight/obesity, smoking,
hypertension, dyslipidemia and diabetes mellitus, in women who delivered a live born …

Background An association between education and preterm delivery has been observed in
populations across E urope, but differences in methodology limit comparability. We …

The objective of the current study was to determine the proportion of adverse perinatal
outcomes that could be potentially prevented if maternal obesity were to be reduced or …

Introduction: Pregnancy affords opportunities for health promotion and disease prevention.
We worked with a population-based cohort of women who gave birth in Portugal to quantify …

Results: Intakes of energy-dense food were much lower than in similar aged children in
other Westernized countries. Maternal age and education, grandparents' education …

Background: Hypertensive disorders complicating pregnancy increase the risk of adverse
obstetric and perinatal outcomes. Aim: To assess the impact of age, education, family history …

The present study aimed to evaluate the association between the consumption of energy-
dense foods at 2 years of age and the consumption of foods and diet quality at 4 years of …