Maternal employment and childhood overweight in low- and middle-income countries.

Vanessa M OddoNoel T MuellerKeshia M PollackPamela J SurkanSara N BleichJessica C Jones-Smith

Published in: Public health nutrition (2017)

We find no clear association between employment and child overweight. However, maternal employment is associated with a modestly higher BMI Z-score and normal weight, suggesting that employment is currently associated with beneficial effects on children's weight status in most LMIC.

Keyphrases

weight gain
birth weight
weight loss
body mass index
physical activity
mental illness
mental health
young adults
pregnancy outcomes
body weight
early life