Associations between maternal body mass index and childhood infections in UK primary care: findings from the Born in Bradford birth cohort study
Maternal BMI was positively associated with rates of offspring infection in this study cohort, and suggests that we should be supporting women to achieve a healthy weight for pregnancy. Future research should investigate whether this is replicated in other populations, whether there is a causal association and the potential mechanisms and areas for intervention.
Authors
- Claire Carson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5490-699X)
- Helen Frances Ashdown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7758-7095)
- Gillian Santorelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0427-1783)
- MARIA A. QUIGLEY (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8058-6181)
- Victoria Coathup (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0557-6757)
Institutions
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2024-326951
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.58