Relationship between pre-pregnancy maternal body mass index and infant weight trajectories in HIV-exposed and HIV-unexposed infants.
Angela M BengtsonStanzi M le RouxTamsin K PhillipsKirsty BrittainAllison ZerbeHlengiwe P MadlalaThokozile R MalabaGregory PetroElaine J AbramsLandon MyerPublished in: Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology (2021)
These findings suggest maternal BMI influences early infant weight gain, regardless of infant HIV exposure status. Intervention to reduce maternal BMI may help to address growing concerns about obesity among HIV-uninfected children.
Keyphrases
- weight gain
- birth weight
- hiv infected
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv testing
- body mass index
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv aids
- men who have sex with men
- weight loss
- pregnancy outcomes
- randomized controlled trial
- south africa
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- gestational age
- adipose tissue
- young adults
- skeletal muscle
- preterm birth