The purpose of this study was to investigate whether overall and trimester-specific maternal gestational weight gain GWG and gestational diabetes mellitus GDM were associated with obesity in offspring by age 6 years. Results indicated total and trimester-specific maternal weight gain was a strong predictor of early childhood obesity, though obesity risk by age 6 was lower for children of mothers with GDM. Additional research is needed to elucidate underlying mechanisms directly related to trimester-specific weight gain and GDM that impede or protect against obesity prevalence during early childhood.
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