Association between gestational weight gain and postpartum diabetes: evidence from a community based large cohort study.

We have investigated the prospective association between excess gestational weight gain (GWG) and development of diabetes by 21 years post-partum using a community-based large prospective cohort study in Brisbane, Australia. There were 3386 mothers for whom complete data were available on GWG, pre-p...

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Main Authors: Abdullah Al Mamun, Munim Mannan, Michael J O'Callaghan, Gail M Williams, Jake M Najman, Leonie K Callaway
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3862846?pdf=render