Roles of Birth Mode and Infant Gut Microbiota in Intergenerational Transmission of Overweight and Obesity From Mother to Offspring | Zendy

Hein M. Tun | Zendy; Sarah L. Bridgman | Zendy; Radha Chari | Zendy; Catherine J. Field | Zendy; David S. Guttman | Zendy; Allan B. Becker | Zendy; Piush J. Mandhane | Zendy; Stuart E. Turvey | Zendy; Padmaja Subbarao | Zendy; Malcolm R. Sears | Zendy; James A. Scott | Zendy; Anita L. Kozyrskyj | Zendy

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Roles of Birth Mode and Infant Gut Microbiota in Intergenerational Transmission of Overweight and Obesity From Mother to Offspring

Author(s) -

Hein M. Tun,

Sarah L. Bridgman,

Radha Chari,

Catherine J. Field,

David S. Guttman,

Allan B. Becker,

Piush J. Mandhane,

Stuart E. Turvey,

Padmaja Subbarao,

Malcolm R. Sears,

James A. Scott,

Anita L. Kozyrskyj

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

jama pediatrics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.004

H-Index - 183

eISSN - 2168-6211

pISSN - 2168-6203

DOI - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.5535

Subject(s) - overweight , medicine , body mass index , obesity , birth weight , offspring , pediatrics , cohort , childhood obesity , obstetrics , pregnancy , demography , biology , sociology , genetics

Maternal overweight, which often results in cesarean delivery, is a strong risk factor for child overweight. Little is known about the joint contribution of birth mode and microbiota in the infant gut to the association between maternal prepregnancy overweight and child overweight.

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