Implications of maternal conditions and pregnancy course on offspring’s medical problems in adult life

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 294, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 673-679

  von Ehr, Julia ^a   von Versen Höynck, Frauke ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conception; IUGR; Maternal condition; Nutrition; Offspring s health; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; MINERALOCORTICOID;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONCEPTION; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; MATERNAL DISEASE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL OBESITY; MATERNAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; OVERNUTRITION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PROGENY; TROPHOBLASTIC DISEASE; ADULT; ANIMAL; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HYPERTENSION; OBESITY; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL EXPOSURE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; OBESITY; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 84982129808     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-016-4178-7     Document Type: Article

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