Maternal plasma cortisol's effect on offspring birth weight: a Mendelian Randomisation study

• Main Authors: WD Thompson (Author), RM Reynolds (Author), RN Beaumont (Author), NM Warrington (Author), J Tyrrell (Author), AR Wood (Author), DM Evans (Author), TJ McDonald (Author), AH Hattersley (Author), RM Freathy (Author), DA Lawlor (Author), MC Borges (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Observational studies and randomized controlled trials have found evidence that higher maternal circulating cortisol levels in pregnancy are associated with lower offspring birth weight. However, it is possible that the observational associations are due to residual confounding....