Maternal metabolic syndrome in pregnancy and child development at age 5: exploring mediating mechanisms using cord blood markers

Abstract Background There is limited evidence on how the classification of maternal metabolic syndrome during pregnancy affects children’s developmental outcomes and the possible mediators of this association. This study uses a cohort sample of 12,644 to 13,832 mother–child pairs from the UK Born in...

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Main Authors: Janell Kwok, Lydia Gabriela Speyer, Georgia Soursou, Aja Louise Murray, Kostas A. Fanti, Bonnie Auyeung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-04-01
Series:BMC Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-02835-5