Associations between maternal lifestyle factors and neonatal body composition in the Screening for Pregnancy Endpoints (Cork) cohort study
Author(s) -
Darren Dahly,
Xia Li,
Hazel Smith,
Ali S. Khashan,
Deirdre M. Murray,
Máiréad Kiely,
Jonathan O’B Hourihane,
Fergus P. McCarthy,
Louise C. Kenny,
Patricia M. Kearney
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyx221
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , weight gain , body mass index , obstetrics , gestational age , cohort , obesity , birth weight , confidence interval , gestation , cohort study , body weight , biology , genetics
Neonatal body composition likely mediates fetal influences on life long chronic disease risk. A better understanding of how maternal lifestyle is related to newborn body composition could thus inform intervention efforts.
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