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ey0017.2-19 | Maternal Obesity and Long-Term Infant Consequences | ESPEYB17

2.19. Prolonged prepregnant maternal high-fat feeding reduces fetal and neonatal blood glucose concentrations by enhancing fetal [beta]-cell development in C57BL/6 mice

L Qiao , JS Wattez , L Lim , PJ Rozance , WW Jr Hay , J Shao

To read the full abstract: Diabetes. 2019 Aug;68(8):1604–1613. doi: 10.2337/db18-1308. Epub 2019 May 24. PMID: 31127056Maternal obesity is an important risk factor for neonatal hypoglycaemia. Maternal BMI predicts the risk of neonatal hypoglycaemia independently from maternal obesity suggesting that the link between maternal adiposity and neonatal hypoglycaemia is complex. Identifying the u...