Associations of polymetabolic risk of high maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index with pregnancy complications, birth outcomes, and early childhood neurodevelopment: findings from two pregnancy cohorts

• Main Authors: Polina Girchenko (Author), Marius Lahti-Pulkkinen (Author), Esa Hämäläinen (Author), Hannele Laivuori (Author), Pia M. Villa (Author), Eero Kajantie (Author), Katri Räikkönen (Author)
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• Published: BMC, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background A substantial proportion of maternal pregnancy complications, adverse birth outcomes and neurodevelopmental delay in children may be attributable to high maternal pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index (BMI). However, BMI alone is insufficient for the identification of all at-risk mothers...