Predicting preschooler obesity at birth: the role of maternal obesity in early pregnancy

RC Whitaker - Pediatrics, 2004 - publications.aap.org
Objective. Knowing risk factors at birth for the development of childhood obesity could help
to identify children who are in need of early obesity prevention efforts. The objective of this
study was to determine whether children whose mothers were obese in early pregnancy
were more likely to be obese at 2 to 4 years of age. Methods. A retrospective cohort study
was conducted of 8494 low-income children who were enrolled in the Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) in Ohio and were followed from …