Fetuses of pregnant people who gained excess weight in the first trimester of pregnancy show signs of excess fat distribution in the upper arm and in the abdomen, according to a study by researchers ...

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17, 2025 — Fetuses of pregnant people who gained excess weight ... system and its direct role in overeating and diet-induced obesity. They found a specific population of neurons in the mouse ...

Obesity is a growing public health concern, and its impact extends to pregnancy. Women who are obese are at an increased risk of both maternal and fetal complications during pregnancy. It can pose ...

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In a study of more than 5,000 mothers and their children, exposure to air pollution during the three months before pregnancy ...

Maternal vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy is linked to accelerated epigenetic gestational age in infants at birth, ...

In a study of more than 5,000 mothers and their children, exposure to air pollution during the three months before pregnancy predicted higher child body mass index (BMI) and related obesity risk ...

Mothers exposed to air pollution three months before getting pregnant can give birth to their children with a higher Body Mass Index (BMI) and develop obesity risk factors within two years of age.