Maternal pre-pregnancy obesity affects the uncinate fasciculus white matter tract in preterm infants

• Main Authors: Joo Young Lee (Author), Hyun Ju Lee (Author), Yong Hun Jang (Author), Hyuna Kim (Author), Kiho Im (Author), Seung Yang (Author), Jeong-Kyu Hoh (Author), Ja-Hye Ahn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundA growing body of evidence suggests an association between a higher maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and adverse long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes for their offspring. Despite recent attention to the effects of maternal obesity on fetal and neonatal brain development, chang...