Maternal free fatty acid concentration during pregnancy is associated with newborn hypothalamic microstructure in humans.

Jerod M RasmussenPaul M ThompsonLauren E GyllenhammerKaren L LindsayThomas G O'ConnorBerthold KoletzkoSonja EntringerPathik D WadhwaClaudia Buss

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2022)

These findings suggest that maternal overnutrition during pregnancy may influence the development of the fetal hypothalamus, which, in turn, may have clinical relevance for childhood obesity risk.

Keyphrases

fatty acid
birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
white matter
sensitive detection
fluorescent probe
pregnant women
gestational age
weight gain
multiple sclerosis