Maternal prepregnancy BMI or weight and offspring's blood pressure: Systematic review

In conclusion, this systematic review found suggestive, but still limited, evidence for an association between MPBW with offspring's later BP. The available data suggest that the effect might be mainly mediated via offspring's anthropometry.

Source: Maternal and Child Nutrition - October 1, 2017 Category: Nutrition Authors: Helena Ludwig ‐Walz, Milan Schmidt, Anke L. B. Günther, Anja Kroke Tags: REVIEW ARTICLE Source Type: research