Maternal obesity in pregnancy and children's cardiac function and structure: A systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence from human studies.

The prevalence of obesity is increasing worldwide. Experimental animal studies demonstrate that maternal obesity during pregnancy directly affects cardiac structure and function in their offspring, which could contribute to their increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Currently, a systematic o...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Tamara den Harink, Manouck J M Roelofs, Jacqueline Limpens, Rebecca C Painter, Tessa J Roseboom, Arend W van Deutekom
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Online Access:	https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0275236&type=printable