Maternal blood pressure mediates the association between maternal obesity and infant weight gain in early postpartum.

Paige K BergerJasmine F PlowsRoshonda B Jones Norman K PollockTanya L AldereteJi Hoon RyooMichael I Goran

Published in: Pediatric obesity (2019)

Our data suggest that higher maternal weight status at 1 month postpartum is related to greater infant weight gain over 6 months postpartum, and this relationship is mediated by higher maternal BP at 1 month postpartum.

Keyphrases

weight gain
birth weight
body mass index
blood pressure
weight loss
gestational age
pregnancy outcomes
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
insulin resistance
machine learning
electronic health record
pregnant women
physical activity
preterm birth