Women with Obesity Prior to Conception Are More Likely to Have Children with Obesity (IMAGE)

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Women with Obesity Prior to Conception Are More Likely to Have Children with Obesity

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A systematic review and meta-analysis identified significantly increased odds of child obesity when mothers have obesity before conception, according to a study published June 11, 2019 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Nicola Heslehurst of Newcastle University in the UK, and colleagues.

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