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Maternal Obesity

Maternal Obesity is a clinical condition characterized by excessive adiposity in a woman during the preconception, pregnancy, or postpartum period, defined by a body mass index of 30 kg/m² or higher, which poses elevated risks to maternal and fetal health outcomes.

7.1K

Publications

434.3K

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25.8K

Authors

5K

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Publications per year

2017–2026

2.6K

Parents

Children

Publications

7.1K

Metabolic Syndrome in Childhood: Association With Birth Weight, Maternal Obesity, and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Charlotte M. Boney, Anila Verma, Richard Tucker et al. · PEDIATRICS · 2005 · 2.3K citations

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Maternal obesity and pregnancy outcome: a study of 287 213 pregnancies in London

Meenakshi Jolly, J Wadsworth, Michael Joffe et al. · International Journal of Obesity · 2001 · 1.7K citations

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A New Body Shape Index Predicts Mortality Hazard Independently of Body Mass Index

Nir Y. Krakauer, Jesse C. Krakauer · PLoS ONE · 2012 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Maternal Morbid Obesity and the Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcome

Marie I. Cedergren · Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2004 · 1.2K citations

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Increasing Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Assiamira Ferrara · Diabetes Care · 2007 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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Authors

25.8K

  1. LP
    Lucilla Poston

    King's College London, United Kingdom

    69 publications · 6.3K citations

    38

    h-index

  2. PW
    Peter W. Nathanielsz

    Cornell University, United States

    49 publications · 4K citations

    37

    h-index

  3. PM
    Patrick M. Catalano

    MetroHealth Medical Center, United States

    44 publications · 7.8K citations

    35

    h-index

  4. DA
    Debbie A. Lawlor

    University of Bristol, United Kingdom

    37 publications · 4.3K citations

    30

    h-index

  5. BA
    Barbara Abrams

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    42 publications · 3.1K citations

    30

    h-index

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Institutions

5K

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    72 h-index

    576 publications

    42.2K citations

  2. Karolinska Institutet

    Stockholm, Sweden

    54 h-index

    434 publications

    39.7K citations

  3. The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center

    San Antonio, United States

    50 h-index

    169 publications

    17.7K citations

  4. Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, United States

    48 h-index

    192 publications

    16.9K citations

  5. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    47 h-index

    190 publications

    16.9K citations

  6. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    47 h-index

    255 publications

    17.5K citations

  7. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Atlanta, United States

    47 h-index

    201 publications

    28.4K citations

  8. King's College London

    London, United Kingdom

    46 h-index

    430 publications

    35.9K citations

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Venues

  1. Obstetrics and Gynecology

    172 publications · 21.2K citations

    81

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  2. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

    AJOG · 198 publications · 21.1K citations

    81

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  3. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

    AJCN · 115 publications · 14.2K citations

    65

    h-index

  4. Diabetes Care

    104 publications · 15.7K citations

    65

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  5. PLoS ONE

    225 publications · 14.1K citations

    64

    h-index

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