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Maternal BMI at the start of pregnancy and offspring epigenome-wide DNA methylation: findings from the pregnancy and childhood epigenetics (PACE) consortium
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-10)Pre-pregnancy maternal obesity is associated with adverse offspring outcomes at birth and later in life. Individual studies have shown that epigenetic modifications such as DNA methylation could contribute. Within the ... -
Maternal body mass index, gestational weight gain, and the risk of overweight and obesity across childhood: An individual participant data meta-analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-02-11)Background: Maternal obesity and excessive gestational weight gain may have persistent effects on offspring fat development. However, it remains unclear whether these effects differ by severity of obesity, and whether these ... -
Maternal complications in pregnancy and childbirth for women with epilepsy: time trends in a nationwide cohort
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Objective: Obstetric trends show changes in complication rates and maternal characteristics such as caesarean section, induced labour, and maternal age. To what degree such general time trends and changing patterns of ... -
'Maternal deaths should simply be 0': Politicization of maternal death reporting and review processes in Ethiopia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-07-31)The Maternal Death Surveillance and Response system (MDSR) was implemented in Ethiopia in 2013 to record and review maternal deaths. The overall aim of the system is to identify and address gaps in order to prevent future ... -
Maternal diabetes mellitus and fetal venous liver flow – a longitudinal study
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-06-13)Background: Despite adequate glycemic control, the risks of perinatal complications and fetal macrosomia are increased in pregnancies with pregestational diabetes (PGDM). Maternal overweight, obesity and excess gestational ... -
Maternal Diabetes, Birth Weight, and Neonatal Risk of Congenital Heart Defects in Norway, 1994-2009
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Objective: To investigate the association between pregestational or gestational diabetes and offspring risk of congenital heart defects and the association between large-for-gestational-age birth weight and risk of cardiac ... -
Maternal education is associated with vaccination status of infants less than 6 months in Eastern Uganda: a cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-12-15)Background: Despite provision of free childhood vaccinations, less than half of all Ugandan infants are fully vaccinated. This study compares women with some secondary schooling to those with only primary schooling with ... -
Maternal factors associated with early childhood caries among 3–5-year-old children with low socio-economic status in Trishal, Bangladesh
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-10-24)Introduction: Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is more prevalent in nations where a larger portion of the population resides below the poverty line. This study aimed to evaluate the connections between maternal awareness, ... -
Maternal fever during pregnancy and offspring attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-07-02)Maternal fever during pregnancy is associated with several adverse child outcomes. We investigated associations between maternal fever and ADHD among offspring, as well as the sub-dimensions of ADHD - inattention and ... -
Maternal genes and facial clefts in offspring: a comprehensive search for genetic associations in two population-based cleft studies from Scandinavia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-07-09)Background Fetal conditions can in principle be affected by the mother's genotype working through the prenatal environment. Methodology/Principal Findings Genotypes for 1536 SNPs in 357 cleft candidate genes were available ... -
Maternal glomerular filtration rate in pregnancy and fetal size
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-07-08)Background The relationship of maternal glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in pregnancy to fetal size needs to be better characterized as it impacts an ongoing debate about confounding effect of maternal GFR in investigations ... -
Maternal heavy alcohol use and toddler behavior problems: a fixed effects regression analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-01-14)Using data from the longitudinal Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study, the aims of the current study were to examine associations between postnatal maternal heavy alcohol use and toddler behavior problems, taking both ... -
Maternal influence on fetal size and use of longitudinal fetal surveillance in predicting adverse perinatal outcomes
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-06-15)Background: Fetal growth is influenced by maternal factors, but also more specifically determined by level of fetoplacental circulation. We tested the hypothesis that fetal abdominal circumference (AC) in the second trimester ... -
Maternal microchimerism in cord blood and risk of childhood-onset type 1 diabetes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09)Background: Maternal microchimerism (MMc), the transmission of small quantities of maternal cells to the fetus, is relatively common and persistent. MMc has been detected with increased frequency in the circulation and ... -
Maternal Mortality in Rural South Ethiopia: Outcomes of Community-Based Birth Registration by Health Extension Workers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-03-23)Introduction: Rural communities in low-income countries lack vital registrations to track birth outcomes. We aimed to examine the feasibility of community-based birth registration and measure maternal mortality ratio (MMR) ... -
Maternal near miss and mortality in a rural referral hospital in northern Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-07-04)Background: Maternal morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa remains high despite global efforts to reduce it. In order to lower maternal morbidity and mortality in the immediate term, reduction of delay in the ... -
Maternal outcome after complete uterine rupture
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Introduction: Complete uterine rupture, a rare peripartum complication, is often associated with a catastrophic outcome for both mother and child. However, few studies have investigated large datasets to evaluate maternal ... -
Maternal PCOS status and metformin in pregnancy: Steroid hormones in 5–10 years old children from the PregMet randomized controlled study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objective: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder, with potential effects on offspring both genetically and through altered intrauterine environment. Metformin, which ameliorate hormonal disturbances ... -
Maternal physical activity affects yolk sac size and growth in early pregnancy, but girls and boys use different strategies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This longitudinal study investigated the impact of actigraphy-measured maternal physical activity on yolk sac size during early development. The yolk sac, a transient extraembryonic organ, plays a crucial role in embryonic ... -
Maternal plasma folate impacts differential DNA methylation in an epigenome-wide meta-analysis of newborns
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-02-10)Folate is vital for fetal development. Periconceptional folic acid supplementation and food fortification are recommended to prevent neural tube defects. Mechanisms whereby periconceptional folate influences normal development ...