Association of maternal birth weight with the risk of low birth weight and small-for-gestational-age in offspring: A prospective single-center cohort study.

Megumi ShibataKohei OgawaSeiji KanazawaMaki KawasakiNaho MorisakiAsako MitoHaruhiko SagoReiko HorikawaNaoko Arata

Published in: PloS one (2021)

Our findings suggest that lower maternal birth weight is associated with small-for-gestational-age and low birth weight in offspring of women born at term.

Keyphrases

birth weight
gestational age
low birth weight
preterm birth
human milk
preterm infants
high fat diet
polycystic ovary syndrome
pregnancy outcomes
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
physical activity
body mass index
pregnant women
skeletal muscle
weight gain