Associations between maternal prepregnancy body mass index and child neurodevelopment at 2 years of age

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1312-1319

  Hinkle, S N ^a,b   Schieve, L A ^c   Stein, A D ^a,d   Swan, D W ^d,e   Ramakrishnan, U ^a,e   Sharma, A J ^a,b,f  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Institute of Museum and Library Services   (United States)

^f Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Mental; Neurodevelopment; Pregnancy; Psychomotor; Underweight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; NERVOUS SYSTEM; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHERS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; OVERWEIGHT; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; THINNESS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873707638     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2012.143     Document Type: Article

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