Maternal Obesity

Maternal obesity may be linked to increased risk for sudden unexpected infant death, results from aa cohort study in JAMA Pediatrics suggest.

WASHINGTON — Parental obesity was associated with a nearly threefold increased risk for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease among offspring in early adulthood, according to data presented at Digestive Disease Week.

Mothers with type 1 or type 2 diabetes have increased risks for having children with a congenital heart defect, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

In utero events such as maternal obesity and weight gain increased the risk for colorectal cancer development among adult offspring, according to research published in Gut.

A strong and graded relationship was found between specific CV risk factors presenting in women before pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes, researchers reported in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

A high maternal pre-pregnancy BMI increases the risk of offspring developing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, according to findings presented at the 2021 International Liver Congress

Obesity increased risk for CV complications in pregnant women with preexisting heart disease, according to results published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Nearly 1 in 3 parents who were eligible for the CDC’s National Diabetes Prevention Program also had at least one child who was overweight or obese, according to findings recently published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. The results show that the nationwide program can be leveraged to reach high-risk children, researchers said.