hrp0094wg2.2 | ESPE Working Group on Obesity (OWG) Symposium | ESPE2021

Maternal obesity and offspring health

Reynolds Rebecca ,

Maternal obesity is the most common metabolic disturbance in pregnancy affecting more than 1 in 5 women in some regions. Obesity has short term risks during pregnancy for both mother and child, with increasing evidence demonstrating that there are also longer term risks of these exposures in pregnancy impacting on health of the offspring across the lifespan. Consistent and increasing evidence demonstrates a range of adverse health outcomes for offspring born to mothers who are...