Effect of maternal obesity on birthweight and neonatal fat mass: A prospective clinical trial.

To discriminate the effect of maternal obesity and gestational diabetes on birth weight and adipose tissue of the newborn.Normal BMI women (group N, n = 243; 18.5≤ BMI<25 kg/m2) and obese women (group Ob, n = 253; BMI≥30 kg/m2) were recruited in a prospective study between 15 and 18 weeks of gest...

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Main Authors: Delphine Mitanchez, Sophie Jacqueminet, Jacky Nizard, Marie-Laure Tanguy, Cécile Ciangura, Jean-Marc Lacorte, Céline De Carne, Laurence Foix L'Hélias, Pascale Chavatte-Palmer, Marie-Aline Charles, Marc Dommergues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5531500?pdf=render