Proportion of critical congenital heart defects attributable to unhealthy prepregnancy body mass index among women with live births in Florida, 2005-2016.

Rachel E RutkowskiJean Paul TannerSuzanne B AnjohrinRussell S KirbyJason L Salemi

Published in: Birth defects research (2021)

Women with suboptimal prepregnancy BMI are at increased odds of having a child born with a CCHD. We found evidence of a direct dose-response relationship between prepregnancy BMI and odds for CCHD; with variation by CCHD subtype.

Keyphrases

body mass index
weight gain
gestational age
physical activity
mental health
low birth weight
preterm infants