Child somatic growth and neurodevelopment: effects of pregnancy lifestyle intervention
This comprehensive antenatal lifestyle intervention, executed as a large-scale real-world effectiveness trial, did not demonstrate any long-term effect on children's anthropometry or their risk of overweight or obesity up to 5 years of age. No discernible intervention effects were observed concerning children's neurodevelopment outcomes. Personalized antenatal interventions targeting the individual risk profiles of pregnant women may be needed to substantially modify lifestyle behaviors and achieve sustainable impacts on child development and obesity risk.
Authors
- J. D. Knoke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5899-8825)
- Monika Spies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7770-0847)
- Roxana Raab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4700-3722)
- Kristina Geyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9157-0070)
- Hans Hauner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1682-5088)
- Dorothy Meyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5257-2041)
- S. Brandt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8693-2647)
Institutions
- University Hospital Ulm (DE)
- Technical University of Munich (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Research
- Published
- 2025-02-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-025-03936-y
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49
Funders
- Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten