University of Michigan: Maternal Obesity Linked to Increased Risk of Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis
June 17, 2020
June 17, 2020
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 17 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:
The risk of early-onset neonatal bacterial sepsis increases with maternal obesity, according to a new study of University of Michigan and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.
Lead researcher Eduardo Villamor, a professor of epidemiology at U-M's School of Public Health, said the study builds on previous research into exposure to motherly obesity and health risks to the baby . . .
The risk of early-onset neonatal bacterial sepsis increases with maternal obesity, according to a new study of University of Michigan and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.
Lead researcher Eduardo Villamor, a professor of epidemiology at U-M's School of Public Health, said the study builds on previous research into exposure to motherly obesity and health risks to the baby . . .