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Nutrition & Dietetics
Yirong He, Chuanya Huang, Biru Luo, Shujuan Liao
Summary: This study investigated the association between maternal body composition and macrosomia and found that body-composition-related indicators can predict the risk of macrosomia. This is important for clinicians to implement early interventions to reduce adverse perinatal outcomes.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Yan Chen, Yiwen Wang, Yanjun Li, Guodong Ding, Yongjun Zhang
Summary: This study aimed to examine the effects of the severity of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy on birthweight, blood pressure, and body mass index in offspring. The relationship between hypertensive disorders and outcomes in offspring was assessed using logistic and linear regression models. The results showed that gestational hypertension was associated with higher odds of delivering large for gestational age and macrosomia, as well as low birth weight neonates. The severity of hypertensive disorders had different effects on birthweight, childhood overweight, and blood pressure.
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Veronika Guenther, Ibrahim Alkatout, Christoph Vollmer, Nicolai Maass, Alexander Strauss, Manfred Voigt
Summary: The study analyzed 110,047 singleton pregnancies to investigate the interaction of maternal BMI and smoking on perinatal outcomes and birth weight. Smoking during pregnancy was significantly associated with low birth weight, highlighting the importance of advising pregnant women to quit smoking to improve newborn birth weight and reduce morbidity.
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2021)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Reem Eltayeb, Naif K. Binsaleh, Ghaida Alsaif, Reem M. Ali, Amjad R. Alyahyawi, Ishag Adam
Summary: The association between hemoglobin level/anemia and obesity during pregnancy is not fully understood. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Saudi Arabia to assess this association. The study found that parity and BMI were negatively associated with hemoglobin level and that primiparity, increasing BMI, and obesity were associated with decreased odds of anemia.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Maria de la Calle, Jose L. Bartha, Clara Marin, Juan Carlos Rus, Guillermo Corcoles, Santiago Ruvira, David Ramiro-Cortijo
Summary: There is an increasing number of obese mothers having twin pregnancies, and proper gestational weight control is crucial for mothers with high pre-gestational BMI.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Fei Guo, Yindi Liu, Zheng Ding, Yong Zhang, Chen Zhang, Jianxia Fan
Summary: The study found that increased maternal fasting plasma glucose levels in early pregnancy are closely related to fetal growth, and maternal characteristics may modify the relationship between glucose levels and fetal adiposity in late pregnancy.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2021)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Xinli Song, Jing Shu, Senmao Zhang, Letao Chen, Jingyi Diao, Jinqi Li, Yihuan Li, Jianhui Wei, Yiping Liu, Mengting Sun, Tingting Wang, Jiabi Qin
Summary: This study reveals the impact of maternal pre-pregnancy BMI status on the risk of macrosomia and LGA through the mediation of GDM. Being overweight or obese before pregnancy increases the risk of macrosomia and LGA independently as well as partially mediated by GDM.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jose Villar, Robert B. Gunier, Chrystelle O. O. Tshivuila-Matala, Stephen A. Rauch, Francois Nosten, Roseline Ochieng, Maria C. Restrepo-Mendez, Rose McGready, Fernando C. Barros, Michelle Fernandes, Verena I. Carrara, Cesar G. Victora, Shama Munim, Rachel Craik, Hellen C. Barsosio, Maria Carvalho, James A. Berkley, Leila Cheikh Ismail, Shane A. Norris, Eric O. Ohuma, Alan Stein, Ann Lambert, Adele Winsey, Ricardo Uauy, Brenda Eskenazi, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Aris T. Papageorghiou, Stephen H. Kennedy
Summary: This study identified five fetal cranial growth trajectories associated with specific neurodevelopmental, behavioral, visual, and growth outcomes, predominantly focusing on the maturation of cognitive, language, and visual skills. Further research should explore the potential for preventive interventions during pregnancy to improve infant neurodevelopmental outcomes before the critical window of opportunity that precedes the divergence of growth at 20-25 weeks' gestation.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Ettedal A. Aljahdali
Summary: This study aimed to assess the impact of body weight and BMI on pregnancy outcomes, showing that overweight and obese pregnant women are at higher risk for adverse outcomes and require careful management and weight control.
SAUDI MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2021)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Tong Wei Yew, Claudia Chi, Shiao-Yng Chan, Rob M. van Dam, Clare Whitton, Chang Siang Lim, Pin Sym Foong, Winni Fransisca, Chieu Leng Teoh, Jeannie Chen, Su Tin Ho-Lim, Su Lin Lim, Kai Wen Ong, Peck-Hoon Ong, Bee Choo Tai, E. Shyong Tai
Summary: The study found that adding the Habits-GDM app to routine care improved maternal glycemic control and composite neonatal outcomes, but did not reduce excessive gestational weight gain among women with GDM.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Rong Hu, Huifen Yin, Xiaotian Li
Summary: This study investigated the changing trends of specific adverse outcomes for different pre-pregnancy BMI and found that a pre-pregnancy BMI ranging between 19 and 23 may help reduce the risk of poor maternal and neonatal outcomes.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2022)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Ana Otero-Naveiro, Cristina Gomez-Fernandez, Rebeca Alvarez-Fernandez, Marta Perez-Lopez, Eugenio Paz-Fernandez
Summary: The study compared incidences of maternal-fetal complications during pregnancy, labor, and early puerperium according to baseline BMI in 1236 pregnant women. Obesity and overweight in pregnant women were associated with higher rates of prenatal complications, although they were not related to worse puerperium outcomes.
ARCHIVES OF GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rezwanul Haque, Syed Afroz Keramat, Syed Mahbubur Rahman, Maimun Ur Rashid Mustafa, Khorshed Alam
Summary: Maternal obesity in South and South-East Asian countries is significantly associated with an increased risk of miscarriage, stillbirth, and early neonatal mortality. Children of obese mothers also have a higher risk of death during the early neonatal period.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Andrzej Miturski, Tomasz Geca, Aleksandra Stupak, Wojciech Kwasniewski, Anna Semczuk-Sikora
Summary: Higher BMI before pregnancy is associated with increased risk of maternal and perinatal complications. This study found that pregestational obesity does not significantly affect carbohydrate metabolism in pregnant women, but it does disturb lipid profile, resulting in increased triglycerides and decreased HDL cholesterol levels. Obesity also increases leptin and resistin concentrations in pregnant women's serum, which may be caused by increased adipose tissue volume. The concentration of leptin in umbilical cord blood is positively correlated with birth weight, suggesting its contribution to the pathomechanism of macrosomia.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Samantha M. McDonald, Steven Mouro, Breanna Wisseman, Christy Isler, James DeVente, Edward Newton, Jason Hildebrand, Devon Kuehn, George Kelley, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Nicholas T. Broskey, Linda E. May
Summary: Women with overweight or obesity have a higher risk of cesarean birth, preterm birth, and high birth weight infants. Regular exercise can decrease these risks in women with a healthy weight, but the association has not been thoroughly explored in overweight or obese women. This study found that pregnant women who exercised did not have a higher risk of cesarean birth, preterm birth, or high birth weight infants compared to those who didn't exercise. However, overweight or obese women who exercised had higher rates of cesarean birth and a trend towards higher rates of preterm birth, but their babies had a normal weight compared to normal weight exercisers.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Dean A. Seehusen, Arch G. Mainous, Alexander W. Chessman
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(2018)
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Primary Health Care
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Primary Health Care
Marjorie A. Bowman, Anne Victoria Neale, Dean A. Seehusen
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF FAMILY MEDICINE
(2018)
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Marjorie A. Bowman, Dean A. Seehusen, Anne Victoria Neale
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF FAMILY MEDICINE
(2018)
Editorial Material
Primary Health Care
Phil Lupo, Anne Victoria Neale, Marjorie A. Bowman, Dean Seehusen
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF FAMILY MEDICINE
(2018)
Editorial Material
Primary Health Care
Andrew Bazemore, Anne Victoria Neale, Phillip Lupo, Dean Seehusen
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF FAMILY MEDICINE
(2018)
Editorial Material
Primary Health Care
Marjorie A. Bowman, Anne Victoria Neale, Dean A. Seehusen
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF FAMILY MEDICINE
(2018)
Editorial Material
Primary Health Care
Marjorie A. Bowman, Dean A. Seehusen, Anne Victoria Neale
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF FAMILY MEDICINE
(2018)
Editorial Material
Primary Health Care
Marjorie A. Bowman, Dean A. Seehusen, Anne Victoria Neale
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF FAMILY MEDICINE
(2019)
Editorial Material
Primary Health Care
Dean A. Seehusen, Marjorie A. Bowman, Anne Victoria Neale
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF FAMILY MEDICINE
(2019)
Editorial Material
Primary Health Care
Phil Lupo, Anne Victoria Neale, Marjorie A. Bowman, Dean Seehusen
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF FAMILY MEDICINE
(2019)
Editorial Material
Primary Health Care
Marjorie A. Bowman, Anne Victoria Neale, Dean A. Seehusen
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(2019)
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(2019)
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Christy J. W. Ledford, Dean A. Seehusen, Paul F. Crawford
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(2019)
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PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH
(2019)