Mediators Linking Maternal Weight to Birthweight and Neonatal Fat Mass in Healthy Pregnancies.

Oddrun Kristiansen Manuela Zucknick Trine M Reine Svein O Kolset Thomas Jansson Theresa L Powell Guttorm Haugen Tore HenriksenTrond M Michelsen

Published in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2021)

Placental weight was the main mediator linking pBMI and GWG to birthweight and FM%. The effect of pBMI, but not GWG, on birthweight and FM%, was also mediated via the maternal and fetal mediators.

Keyphrases

gestational age
birth weight
preterm birth
body mass index
weight gain
weight loss
physical activity
pregnancy outcomes
adipose tissue
body weight
pregnant women
fatty acid