Maternal prepregnancy body mass index predicts allostatic load in adult offspring: findings from an Australian birth cohort
< 0.001), whereas mental health risk factors did not mediate this relationship. These findings suggest that maternal metabolic status at pre- and early-pregnancy exerts a long-lasting effect on offspring physiology, independent of maternal SES and mental health. Our findings underscore the practical importance of maternal weight management before pregnancy to support optimal offspring development.
Authors
- Robert‐Paul Juster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4133-4042)
- Sabine Finlay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6590-6943)
- Zóltan Sarnyai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2380-7902)
- Oyelola Adegboye
- Beena Suvarna
- Abdullah AI Mamun
- Brett McDermott
Institutions
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (AU)
- Charles Darwin University (AU)
- Centre for Mental Health (GB)
- Addiction Research Foundation (US)
- Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health (CA)
- James Cook University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Stress
- Published
- 2026-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10253890.2026.2669543
- Primary Topic
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00