Maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index and newborn telomere length

Maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index and newborn telomere length

BACKGROUND Newborn telomere length sets telomere length for later life. At birth, telomere length is highly variable among newborns and the environmental factors during in utero life for this observation remain largely unidentified. Obesity during pregnancy might reflect an adverse nutritional status affecting pregnancy and offspring outcomes, but the association of maternal pre-pregnancy body ...

Maternal body mass index and pregnancy outcome.

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the impact of the maternal body mass index on the pregnancy outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seven hundred eighty four women who had singleton pregnancies during a one year period, were categorized into 5 groups on the basis of their maternal Body Mass Index (BMI). The maternal and the neonatal outcome were noted in all the groups. RESULTS In the underweight group, the ...

Maternal Body Mass Index and Pregnancy Outcome

Background: Proportion of obese pregnant women is on the rise. Obesity is known to act as a risk factor for various adverse maternal and fetal outcomes; notably hypertension, diabetes, increased risk of operational delivery and macrosomic babies. This study focuses on selected outcomes among various BMI groups of pregnant mothers. Objectives: (1) To find the distribution of pregnant females by ...

The Impact of Maternal Age, Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index,Weight Gain and Parity on Glucose Challenge Test (GCT)

The Relationship between the Mother’s Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index (BMI) and Infant’s Birth Weight

Introduction: Birth weight, as one of the main indices of growth, is among the determining factors of survival. Given the absence of documented studies and lack of information regarding the influence of mothers’ body mass index (BMI) on newborns’ birth weight, this study was carried out with the aim to determine the relation between the mother’s BMI at the beginning of pregnancy and the infant’...