Maternal obesity, interpregnancy weight changes and congenital heart defects in the offspring: a nationwide cohort study.

Gitte Hedermann Paula L HedleyKasper GadsbøllIda N ThagaardLone KrebsChristian M HagenThorkild I A SørensenMichael ChristiansenCharlotte K Ekelund

Published in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2024)

The risk of foetal CHDs became gradually higher with higher maternal BMI and interpregnancy weight increases above 2 BMI units were also associated with a higher risk of CHDs.

Keyphrases

weight gain
birth weight
body mass index
pregnancy outcomes
weight loss
physical activity
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
pregnant women
gestational age
body weight
skeletal muscle
adipose tissue