Maternal body mass index: Relation with infant respiratory symptoms and infections.

Ashley RajappanAnna PearceHazel M InskipJanis BairdSarah R CrozierCyrus CooperKeith M GodfreyGraham RobertsJane S A LucasKatharine C Pikenull null

Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2017)

Higher maternal BMI is associated with increased risk of wheeze, cough, and maternally reported lower respiratory tract infection in infancy. These associations were independent of maternally reported paternal BMI. These observations might be explained by intrauterine effects of maternal obesity upon respiratory or immune development.

Keyphrases

weight gain
birth weight
body mass index
respiratory tract
pregnancy outcomes
weight loss
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance