Maternal pre-pregnancy obesity affects the uncinate fasciculus white matter tract in preterm infants

Maternal pre-pregnancy obesity affects the uncinate fasciculus white matter tract in preterm infants

BackgroundA growing body of evidence suggests an association between a higher maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and adverse long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes for their offspring. Despite recent attention to the effects of maternal obesity on fetal and neonatal brain development, chang...

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Main Authors: Joo Young Lee, Hyun Ju Lee, Yong Hun Jang, Hyuna Kim, Kiho Im, Seung Yang, Jeong-Kyu Hoh, Ja-Hye Ahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
maternal obesity
obesity
pre-pregnancy
preterm birth
diffusion tensor imaging
white matter
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2023.1225960/full

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