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High concentrations of plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) are associated with serious pregnancy complications, including pregnancy-induced hypertension, preeclampsia (1), and

Healthy pregnant women are encouraged to engage in regular exercise during pregnancy to continue to derive same health benefits as in the non-pregnant state. However, as research on

Assessment of maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and pregnancy weight gain as possible effect modifiers of the association between childhood cancers, leukaemia,

Objectives: High maternal pre‐pregnancy body mass index (BMI), high birth weight, and rapid infant weight gain are associated with increased risk of childhood obesity.. We

Our objectives were to assess the associations between maternal vitamin D intake during the pregnancy and childhood weight and height growth trajectories and velocities, rapid

In this study, we evaluate whether maternal pre- pregnancy overweight/obese (OW/OB) or excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) are associated with differences in the maternal

OBJECTIVES: To estimate the association between maternal use of acetaminophen during pregnancy and of paternal use before pregnancy with attention-deficit/hyperactivity

By exploring parents’ mental health issues during pregnancy and offering early interventions to families where fathers, mothers or both parents suffer psychological distress