Maternal obesity

Maternal obesity is associated with blood pressure in humans.

“The most consistent associations concern maternal obesity, gestational diabetes, excessive gestational weight gain and hypertensive disorders, which are linked with higher offspring blood pressure, greater adiposity and adverse glucose-insulin profiles.”

Review

Placental Pathophysiology and Developmental Programming of Adult Cardiometabolic Risk: A Narrative Review of Pregnancy Exposures

Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology·8 Sep 2026