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Excess maternal weight gain during pregnancy is associated with overweight/obesity in offspring at age 16 years, but maternal pre-pregnancy obesity has a greater effect
  1. Rebecca M Reynolds
  1. Endocrinology Unit, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Queen's Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh UK
  1. Correspondence to: Dr Rebecca M Reynolds
    Endocrinology Unit, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Queen's Medical Research Institute, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, UK; R.Reynolds{at}ed.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2012-100888

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    Commentary on: Laitinen J, Jääskeläinen A, Hartikainen AL, et al. Maternal weight gain during the first half of pregnancy and offspring obesity at 16 years: a prospective cohort study. BJOG 2012; 119: 716– 23.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed

    Implications for practice and research

    • Children of mothers who are obese prior to pregnancy, and/or gain excessive weight in early pregnancy, carry increased risk for obesity in adolescence.

    • Obese women of childbearing age should be actively supported to achieve lifestyle modification prior to conception or in early pregnancy.

    • Research is needed to identify strategies for optimal gestational weight gain (GWG) and lifestyle modification before and during pregnancy.

    • Studies need to identify women at highest risk of excess GWG plus potential benefits of intense dietary and lifestyle counselling.

    Context

    In the last two decades, UK rates of obesity …

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    • Competing interests None.