Maternal and fetal blood lipid concentrations during pregnancy differ by maternal body mass index: findings from the ROLO study

• Main Authors: Aisling A. Geraghty (Author), Goiuri Alberdi (Author), Elizabeth J. O'Sullivan (Author), Eileen C. O'Brien (Author), Brenda Crosbie (Author), Patrick J. Twomey (Author), Fionnuala M. McAuliffe (Author)
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• Published: BMC, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Pregnancy is a time of altered metabolic functioning and maternal blood lipid profiles change to accommodate the developing fetus. While these changes are physiologically necessary, blood lipids concentrations have been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as gestation...