Study protocol: The cross-sectional Uppsala weight gain in pregnancy study (VIGA study)

ABSTRACT:

Background

More than two in five Swedish women are overweight or obese when becoming pregnant. Maternal overweight or obesity and excessive pregnancy weight gain are associated with several adverse pregnancy outcomes. The underlying mechanisms that link maternal adiposity, diet, exercise, pregnancy weight gain with pregnancy outcome are incompletely understood.

Methods

We describe the design for a cross-sectional study of pregnant women at Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden. All participants delivered by elective cesarean section before the onset of labor. At inclusion, participants answered two questionnaires concerning their dietary and exercise habits. Fasting maternal blood samples (buffy coat, plasma, serum) were collected. During the cesarean section, biopsies of m

SUBMITTER: Kallak T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10088726 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature