Is obesity still increasing among pregnant women? Prepregnancy obesity trends in 20 states, 2003-2009.
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Overall, prepregnancy obesity prevalence continues to increase and varies by race-ethnicity and maternal age and the need to address obesity as a key component of preconception care, particularly among high-risk groups is highlighted.About:
This article is published in Preventive Medicine.The article was published on 2013-06-01 and is currently open access. It has received 236 citations till now.read more
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Maternal adiposity in pregnancy and offspring asthma in adulthood
Anna P. Westberg,Minna K. Salonen,Mikaela B. von Bonsdorff,Clive Osmond,Eero Kajantie,Eero Kajantie,Eero Kajantie,Johan G. Eriksson,Johan G. Eriksson +8 more
TL;DR: High maternal body mass index in pregnancy is associated with an increased prevalence of offspring asthma in men in adult life and an altered epigenetic programming of the developing fetal airways and immune system.
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Impacts of Maternal High-Fat Diet on Stress-Related Behaviour and the Endocrine Response to Stress in Offspring
TL;DR: The effects of maternal high-fat diet on the mother and on stress-related neurodevelopment and behaviour in her offspring are reviewed.
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Disparities in the Prevalence of Excess Heart Age Among Women with a Recent Live Birth
Jonetta Johnson Mpofu,Ruben A. Smith,Deesha Patel,Cathleen Gillespie,Shanna Cox,Matthew Ritchey,Quanhe Yang,Brian Morrow,Wanda D. Barfield,Wanda D. Barfield +9 more
TL;DR: Excess heart age may be an important tool for decreasing disparities and encouraging CVD risk reduction among certain groups of women.
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Mediating role of C-reactive protein in associations between pre-pregnancy BMI and adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes: the ABCD-study cohort
Anke B. Witteveen,Jens Henrichs,Mirthe Bellers,Esmée van Oenen,Corine Verhoeven,Tanja G. M. Vrijkotte +5 more
TL;DR: Findings provide additional evidence that high(er) pBMI increases the risk of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes and that systemic inflammation mediates some of these risks.
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Predictors of postpartum exercise according to prepregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain
TL;DR: These study findings highlight the benefits of EX before/during pregnancy for promoting postpartum EX and suggest tailoring post partum EX interventions based on personal/psychological correlates to maximize effectiveness.
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