Changes in body mass index among pregnant women during labor over four decades: a retrospective longitudinal analysis
The sustained increase in maternal BMI underscores the urgency of implementing targeted interventions, including preconception counseling and personalized antenatal care, to mitigate the adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes associated with elevated BMI.
Authors
- Petra Gašparová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6911)
- Zuzana Ballová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0605-948X)
- Erik Dosedla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8319-9008)
- Martina Sitáš (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7273-1051)
Institutions
- University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik (SK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Obesity
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-026-02021-6
- Primary Topic
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministerstvo školstva, vedy, výskumu a športu Slovenskej republiky