Maternal Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Pregnancy and Offspring Blood Pressure at Age 2-18 Years
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Published in JAMA Network Open · View the paper (DOI)
A cohort study of 12,480 mother-offspring pairs found that pre-pregnancy obesity, gestational diabetes, and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are associated with increased offspring blood pressure. These risk factors may also promote a faster rate of blood pressure change from age 2 to 18 years.
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