The Contributions of delivery mode and intrapartum antibiotic exposure to body mass index among children through 5 years of age
Based on our findings, the widespread administration of GBS IAP and birth by cesarean delivery independently contribute to a significant upshift in body weight early in life that compares to or is higher than the annual increase in BMI in U.S. children on a population level.
Authors
- Corinna Koebnick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8274-0309)
- Darios Getahun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3610-8841)
- Margo A. Sidell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7963-4505)
- Sagori Mukhopadhyay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5851-8414)
- Sara Y. Tartof (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2336-8476)
- Karen Marie Puopolo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5581-8825)
- Anny H. Xiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2786-1268)
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
- Published
- 2025-04-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2025.113984
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00