Children who experienced an "accelerated growth trajectory" as fetuses during pregnancy are more than 4 times more likely to be overweight or obese as two-year-olds, with maternal metabolic factors being associated with this fetal growth trajectory

Children who experienced an "accelerated growth trajectory" as fetuses during pregnancy are more than 4 times more likely to be overweight or obese as two-year-olds, with maternal metabolic factors being associated with this fetal growth trajectory

Article URL : http://plos.io/4ndWwYy

Article title: Application of group-based trajectory models to evaluate the association of fetal growth trajectories and childhood overweight and obesity: A longitudinal study with 2-year follow-up

Author countries: China

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

PLOS One

10.1371/journal.pone.0330715

Application of group-based trajectory models to evaluate the association of fetal growth trajectories and childhood overweight and obesity: A longitudinal study with 2-year follow-up

17-Sep-2025

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.