Several studies have investigated a link between maternal preconception body mass index,
gestational weight gain (GWG), and the risk of childhood allergic diseases, but the …

Background Growing evidence suggests that maternal obesity may affect the intrauterine
environment and increase a child's risk of developing asthma. We aim to investigate the …

Background Maternal obesity may affect offspring asthma and atopic disease risk by altering
fetal immune system development. However, few studies evaluate gestational weight gain …

Background Association of early pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and maternal
gestational weight gain (GWG), and asthma and allergic disease in children is unclear …

Data on the association of maternal gestational weight gain (GWG) and gestational diabetes
mellitus (GDM) with childhood asthma are limited and inconsistent. We aimed to investigate …

Background Growing evidence for the effect of maternal obesity on childhood asthma
motivates investigation of mediating pathways. Objective To investigate if childhood body …

Overweight and obesity are public health problems worldwide despite being modifiable
conditions. The association between birth defects and pregestational maternal body mass …

Objective We aimed to demonstrate the use of quantitative bias analysis (QBA), which
reveals the effects of systematic error, including confounding, misclassification and selection …

The prevalence of childhood asthma, maternal prepregnancy obesity, and excessive
gestational weight gain (GWG) have been on the rise in recent decades. This has brought …