Maternal pre-pregnancy obesity and child neurodevelopmental outcomes: a meta-analysis.
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Journal Article
This review examined evidence of the association between maternal pre-pregnancy overweight/obesity status and child neurodevelopmental outcomes. PubMed and PsycINFO databases were systematically searched for empirical studies published before April 2017 using keywords related to prenatal obesity and children's neurodevelopment. Of 1483 identified papers, 41 were included in the systematic review, and 32 articles representing 36 cohorts were included in the meta-analysis. Findings indicated that compared with children of normal weight mothers, children whose mothers were overweight or obese prior to pregnancy were at increased risk for compromised neurodevelopmental outcomes (overweight: OR = 1.17, 95% CI [1.11, 1.24], I2 = 65.51; obese: OR = 1.51; 95% CI [1.35, 1.69], I2 = 79.63). Pre-pregnancy obesity increased the risk of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (OR = 1.62; 95% CI [1.23, 2.14], I2 = 70.15), autism spectrum disorder (OR = 1.36; 95% CI [1.08, 1.70], I2 = 60.52), developmental delay (OR = 1.58; 95% CI [1.39, 1.79], I2 = 75.77) and emotional/behavioural problems (OR = 1.42; 95% CI [1.26, 1.59], I2 = 87.74). Given the current obesity prevalence among young adults and women of childbearing age, this association between maternal obesity during pregnancy and atypical child neurodevelopment represents a potentially high public health burden.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Sanchez, CE; Barry, C; Sabhlok, A; Russell, K; Majors, A; Kollins, SH; Fuemmeler, BF
Published Date
- April 2018
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 19 / 4
Start / End Page
- 464 - 484
PubMed ID
- 29164765
Pubmed Central ID
- 29164765
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1467-789X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1111/obr.12643
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- England