However, it has been unclear if these links between obesity risk and pregnancy weight gain and birth weight are confounded by genetic factors. In an attempt to clarify the associations between future obesity risk, birth weight, and weight gain during pregnancy, researchers from the Children's Hospital Boston and Columbia University teamed together to conduct a population-based study of pregnancy weight gain and birth weight . For this study, obesity researchers analyzed vital statistics birth records from over 500,000 women and over 1 million births. Analysis of the information in these records showed:
A consistent relationship between greater weight gains during pregnancy and greater birth weights
Women who gained more
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