Association between maternal diabetes, being large for gestational age and breast-feeding on being overweight or obese in childhood

Conclusion/interpretationLGA is a stronger marker for risk of being overweight/obese in early childhood, compared with maternal diabetes during pregnancy. Rates of being overweight/obese in childhood were highest in LGA children born to mothers with gestational diabetes or pre-existing type 2 diabetes. Breast-feeding was associated with a lower risk of being overweight/obese in childhood in the majority of children; however, this association was not maintained in LGA children of mothers with diabetes.
Source: Diabetologia - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research