Background Preconception or antenatal lifestyle interventions in women with obesity may
prevent adverse cardiovascular outcomes in the child, including cardiac remodelling. We …

Background Maternal obesity during pregnancy is associated with poorer cardiovascular
health (CVH) in children. A strategy to improve CVH in children could be to address …

Abstract Background/Objectives Obesity in pregnancy has been associated with increased
childhood cardiometabolic risk and reduced life expectancy. The UK UPBEAT multicentre …

Background Improving maternal lifestyle before conception may prevent the adverse effects
of maternal obesity on their children's future cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. In the …

Background Maternal obesity may increase offspring risk of cardiovascular disease. We
assessed the impact of maternal obesity on cardiac structure and function in newborns as a …

Objective Obesity and cardiovascular disease are major global public health problems.
Maternal obesity has been linked to multiple adverse health consequences for both mother …

Maternal obesity is associated with adverse metabolic outcomes in her offspring, from the
earliest stages of development leading to obesity and poorer cardiometabolic health in her …

The prevalence of obesity is increasing worldwide. Experimental animal studies
demonstrate that maternal obesity during pregnancy directly affects cardiac structure and …

The burden of obesity is now well established as a precursor of cardiovascular disease and
other disorders. Although better clinical guidelines exist to prevent and treat obesity, the …

Background Maternal obesity is associated with offspring cardiometabolic risk. UPBEAT was
a randomised controlled trial of an antenatal diet and physical activity intervention in 1555 …