Sex-specific differences in fetal and infant growth patterns: a prospective population-based cohort study

2016136 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Zoe A. Broere-Brown · Erasmus MC

Esmé J. Baan · Erasmus MC

Sarah Schalekamp–Timmermans · Erasmus MC

Bero O. Verburg · Erasmus MC

Vincent W. V. Jaddoe · Erasmus MC

Eric A.P. Steegers · Erasmus MC

Abstract

Sex affects both fetal as well as infant growth. Besides body size, also body proportions differ between males and females with different growth patterns. This sexual dimorphism might arise from differences in fetal programming with sex specific health differences as a consequence in later life.

Topics & Keywords

Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Birth, Development, and Health Gestational Diabetes Research and Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Biology of Sex Differences

Volume 7, Issue 1, pp. 65-65

DOI: 10.1186/s13293-016-0119-1

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