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

Gitte HedermannPaula 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
  • insulin resistance
  • pregnant women
  • high fat diet
  • gestational age
  • high fat diet induced
  • skeletal muscle