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Impact of maternal obesity on neonatal heart rate and cardiac size.

Alan M GrovesAnthony N PriceTamarind Russell-WebsterSimone JhaveriYang YangEllie E BattersbyShiffa ShahidMatais Costa VieiraEmer HughesFaith MillerAnnette L BrileyClaire SinghPaul T SeedPhillip J ChowienczykKenan W D SternJennifer CohenDharmintra PasupathyAnthony David EdwardsLucilla PostonPaul D Taylor
Published in: Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition (2021)
Maternal obesity was associated with increased heart rate, decreased heart rate variability and decreased left ventricular volumes in newborns. If persistent, these changes may provide a causal mechanism for the increased cardiovascular risk in adult offspring of mothers with obesity. In turn, modifying antenatal and perinatal maternal health may have the potential to optimise long-term cardiovascular health in offspring.
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