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Longitudinal Assessment of Relationships Between Health Behaviors and IL-6 in Overweight and Obese Pregnancy.

Mc Kenzie K WallaceNitin ShivappaMichael D WirthJames R HébertLarraine Huston-GordeskyFernanda AlvaradoSylvie Hauguel-de MouzonPatrick M Catalano
Published in: Biological research for nursing (2021)
These findings suggest that maternal diet and BMI in early pregnancy, which likely reflects prepregnancy status, may have a greater impact on inflammatory processes than factors later in pregnancy. Future work should assess if behavioral factors before pregnancy produce similar relationships to those reported here, which may clarify the timing and type of lifestyle interventions to effectively reduce APOs.
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