Mom’s weight during pregnancy shapes baby’s health
Recent studies link maternal obesity to child’s risk of mental and physical problems
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.