Journal article
Pre-pregnancy maternal overweight and obesity increase the risk for affective disorders in offspring
Abstract
Maternal pre-pregnancy obesity has been linked with an increased risk for negative emotionality and inattentiveness in offspring in early childhood. The aim of this study was to examine the association between maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and the development of affective problems (dysthymic disorder, major depressive disorder) throughout childhood and adolescence. In the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study, 2900 …
Authors
Robinson M; Zubrick SR; Pennell CE; Van Lieshout RJ; Jacoby P; Beilin LJ; Mori TA; Stanley FJ; Newnham JP; Oddy WH
Journal
Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 42–48
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
February 2013
DOI
10.1017/s2040174412000578
ISSN
2040-1744