A call to action on pregnancy-related lifestyle interventions to reduce cardiovascular risk in the offspring: a scientific statement of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology
Adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as gestational diabetes, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, fetal growth restriction, and prematurity, can increase the risk of future cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the offspring. This document aims to raise recognition of the impact of maternal health on offspring cardiometabolic health and to highlight research gaps on how to mitigate this risk via pregnancy-related lifestyle interventions. Lifestyle interventions initiated before, during, or after pregnancy hold great promise to prevent and manage adverse maternal outcomes. Still, there is limited evidence for the effect of such interventions on CVD-related outcomes in the offspring. In this document, we 'call for action' concerning research investigating how pregnancy-related lifestyle interventions can reduce CVD risk in the offspring. There is a need to overcome barriers to recruit individuals who need such interventions the most, to better design strategies for increased adherence, and to include relevant measurements in children.
Authors
- Adam J. Lewandowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4978-8965)
- Christina Aye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6260-6740)
- Chahinda Ghossein‐Doha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4783-0987)
- Henner Hanssen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5501-4205)
- Emeline M. Van Craenenbroeck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7686-2668)
- Siri Ann Nyrnes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2872-7255)
- Dominique Mannaerts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4955-1586)
- Martin Bahls (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2016-5852)
- Monica Tiberi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3806-7265)
- F. Crispi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7422-5240)
- Trine Tegdan Moholdt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1024-8088)
- Eva Goossens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3421-5256)
- Aparna Kulkarni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2540-6931)
Institutions
- University of Antwerp (BE)
- University of Basel (CH)
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- Universitätsmedizin Greifswald (DE)
- Maastricht University Medical Centre (NL)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Antwerp University Hospital (BE)
- St Olav's University Hospital (NO)
- Nuffield Health (GB)
- Centre for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (ES)
- Cohen Children's Medical Center (US)
- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DE)
- Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Lariana (IT)
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf100
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.48