Maternal Weight, Weight Gain, and Metabolism are Associated with Changes in Fetal Heart Rate and Variability.
Haliza Mat HusinFranziska SchlegerIlena BauerEllen FehlertIsabelle Kiefer-SchmidtMagdalene WeissKarl Oliver KaganSara BruckerJan Pauluschke-FröhlichHari EswaranHans-Ulrich HäringAndreas FritscheHubert PreißlPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2020)
The results show that the fetal ANS is sensitive to alterations of prepregnancy BMI, weight changes, and glucose metabolism. These findings highlight the importance of the intrauterine environment on the developing ANS and the possible programming of obesity.