Maternal body mass index in early pregnancy and offspring mortality up to early adulthood: A nationwide cohort study

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by Hui Wang, Hua Chen, Jette Möller, Yajun Liang, Krisztina D. László Background Obesity is increasingly common among women of childbearing age worldwide. Maternal obesity during pregnancy may have long-term implications for offspring health, but its association with offspring mortality remains not well understood.

In this nationwide cohort study, we examined the associations of maternal body mass index (BMI) in early pregnancy with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in offspring. Methods and findings We included 2,606,684 live births in Sweden during 1982–2014 (except…

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Primary source: PLOS Medicine · September 1, 2026

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