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    Weight in the First Year of Life: Associations with Maternal Prepregnancy Body Mass Index and Gestational Weight Gain—Findings from a Longitudinal Pregnancy Cohort

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    Mcphie, S.
    Skouteris, H.
    Mattick, R.
    Wilson, J.
    Honan, I.
    Allsop, Steve
    Burns, L.
    Elliott, E.
    Teague, S.
    Olsson, C.
    Hutchinson, D.
    Date
    2016
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Mcphie, S. and Skouteris, H. and Mattick, R. and Wilson, J. and Honan, I. and Allsop, S. and Burns, L. et al. 2016. Weight in the First Year of Life: Associations with Maternal Prepregnancy Body Mass Index and Gestational Weight Gain—Findings from a Longitudinal Pregnancy Cohort. American Journal of Perinatology. 34 (8): pp. 774-779.
    Source Title
    American Journal of Perinatology
    DOI
    10.1055/s-0036-1597992
    ISSN
    0735-1631
    School
    National Drug Research Institute (NDRI)
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50066
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    Abstract

    Objective: To investigate the obesogenic influence of maternal prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) on infant weight at birth and 12 months postpartum in an Australian general population sample. Methods: Data on 1,305 pregnant women were collected on prepregnancy BMI and GWG through maternal interview, on infant weight at birth through hospital records, and on infant weight 12 months postbirth through direct measurement. Relationships between prepregnancy, gestational weight exposures, and infant weight outcomes were assessed with and without adjustment for potential confounding. Results: We observed a 14 to 24 g increase in infant birth weight for every 1 kg increase in maternal weight (infant birth weight: ß(BMI) = 0.014, p<0.000; ß(GWG) = 0.012, p<0.000; and 12 months: ß(BMI) = 0.018, p<0.000; ß(GWG) = 0.024, p<0.000). Effects remained after adjustment for potential confounders (infant birth weight: ß(BMI) = 0.014, p<0.000; ß(GWG) = 0.012, p<0.001; and 12 months: ß(BMI)= 0.017, p = 0.033; ß(GWG) = 0.023, p = 0.001). However, the effects observed were small, and there was no evidence that GWG mediated relationships between preconception BMI and infant weight. Conclusion In a general population sample, there is a significant but not substantial observed relationship between maternal prepregnancy BMI and GWG and infant weight outcomes, suggesting a minor role for these factors at a population level.

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