An Examination of Maternal Contributors and Potential Modifiers of Fetal Growth in Pregnancy

An Examination of Maternal Contributors and Potential Modifiers of Fetal Growth in Pregnancy

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A greater understanding of critical periods of body weight regulation, including pregnancy, may aid in efforts to optimize weight management strategies for the mother and her baby. The gestational period has been implicated to play, in the child, a vital role in the developmental origins of obesity...

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Main Author: Ferraro, Zachary Michael
Other Authors: Adamo, Kristi
Language:en
Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2012
Subjects:
Maternal obesity
Gestational weight gain
fetal
macrosomia
insulin-like growth factor
physical activity
exercise
developmental origins of disease
metabolism
insulin resistance
adiposity
pregnancy
lifestyle intervention
pediatric obesity
large for gestational age
fetal programming
insulin-like growth factor binding protein
nutrition
developmental programming
plasticity
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/22817
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-5682

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http://hdl.handle.net/10393/22817
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-5682

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