Relationship Between Maternal Pre-pregnancy Weight and Offspring Weight Strengthens as Children Develop: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study

Background: Maternal pre-pregnancy weight has been reported to be positively associated with offspring weight. The association between maternal weight and offspring weight might be explained by maternal lifestyle. We investigated the strength of the relationship between maternal body mass index (BMI...

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Main Authors: Yuki Fujita, Katsuyasu Kouda, Harunobu Nakamura, Masayuki Iki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Epidemiological Association 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Epidemiology
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/28/12/28_JE20170137/_pdf