The risk of offspring psychiatric disorders in the setting of maternal obesity and diabetes
L Kong, G Norstedt, M Schalling, M Gissler… - Pediatrics, 2018 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND: Prenatal exposure to metabolic disturbances is associated with increased
risk of offspring neurodevelopmental impairment and autism spectrum disorder, while little is
known about the joint effect of maternal obesity and diabetes. With this study, we aim to
assess the joint effect of maternal obesity and diabetes on the risk for offspring psychiatric
and mild neurodevelopmental disorders. METHODS: Nationwide registries were used to link
data of all live births in Finland between 2004 and 2014 (n= 649 043). Cox proportional …
risk of offspring neurodevelopmental impairment and autism spectrum disorder, while little is
known about the joint effect of maternal obesity and diabetes. With this study, we aim to
assess the joint effect of maternal obesity and diabetes on the risk for offspring psychiatric
and mild neurodevelopmental disorders. METHODS: Nationwide registries were used to link
data of all live births in Finland between 2004 and 2014 (n= 649 043). Cox proportional …