Systematic review and meta-analysis on the relationship between prenatal stress and metabolic syndrome intermediate phenotypes.

Adriana Laura BurgueñoYamila R JuarezAna M GenaroMariana L Tellechea

Published in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2019)

A direct association between PS and BMI was found and further studies are needed to confirm the relationship between maternal stress during gestation and body fat. Overall, findings suggest that PS could contribute to alterations to the post-natal offspring phenotype.

Keyphrases

metabolic syndrome
south africa
pregnant women
stress induced
body mass index
high fat diet
preterm infants
insulin resistance
birth weight
uric acid
pregnancy outcomes
type diabetes
gestational age
adipose tissue
heat stress
case control
skeletal muscle