Analysis of the Influence of Pre-Pregnancy BMI and Weight Gain during Pregnancy on the Weight of Healthy Children during the First 2 Years of Life: A Prospective Study

• Main Authors: Beata Łoniewska (Author), Kaja Michalczyk (Author), Konrad Podsiadło (Author), Karolina Adamek (Author), Barbara Michalczyk (Author), Piotr Tousty (Author), Mariusz Kaczmarczyk (Author), Igor Łoniewski (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Increased pre-pregnancy maternal BMI (pBMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) have been found to increase infants' birthweight and result in the programming of child weight and impact its later weight gain. Aim: To assess the impact of pBMI and GWG on the weight of children from bir...