Almost 2 billion adults in the world are overweight, and more than half of them are classified
as obese, while nearly one-third of children globally experience poor growth and …

Rising rates of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and related complications have
prompted calls to identify potentially modifiable risk factors that are associated with …

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions and pregnancies in obese mothers have
increased risk for complications including gestational diabetes, hypertensive disorders …

Maternal obesity is associated with pregnancy complications and increases the risk for the
infant to develop obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease later in life. However, the …

Objective. To determine a precise estimate for the contribution of maternal obesity to
macrosomia. Data Sources. The search strategy included database searches in 2011 of …

Placental responses to maternal perturbations are complex and remain poorly understood.
Altered maternal environment during pregnancy such as hypoxia, stress, obesity, diabetes …

Background Excessive weight gain during pregnancy seems to increase birthweight and the
offspring's risk of obesity later in life. However, this association might be confounded by …

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common anatomical malformation occurring live‐
born infants and an increasing cause of morbidity and mortality across the lifespan and …

Context: Babies of obese women are often large at birth, which is associated with perinatal
complications and metabolic syndrome later in life. The mechanisms linking maternal …

Maternal overweight and obesity in pregnancy often result in fetal overgrowth, which
increases the risk for the baby to develop metabolic syndrome later in life. However, the …