Mom’s weight during pregnancy shapes baby’s health

Recent studies link maternal obesity to child’s risk of mental and physical problems

pregnant woman standing on scale

MATERNAL INPUT  Obesity at conception or during pregnancy is a big problem that's getting bigger: New evidence says a child's mental health could be at stake.

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When Elinor Sullivan was a postdoctoral fellow at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, she set out to explore the influence of food and exercise habits on obesity.