According to a study published today in the iJournal of Clinical Investigation/i, babies born to mothers who suffer from a rare metabolic complication during pregnancy are programmed to be overweight. The study is the first to look at the long term effects on babies born to mothers with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP), also called obstetric cholestasis, a rare complication of pregnancy characterised by the build-up of bile acids in the bloodstream. ...Wednesday, 26 June 2013
Complication During Pregnancy Programs Babies to Become Overweight
According to a study published today in the iJournal of Clinical Investigation/i, babies born to mothers who suffer from a rare metabolic complication during pregnancy are programmed to be overweight. The study is the first to look at the long term effects on babies born to mothers with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP), also called obstetric cholestasis, a rare complication of pregnancy characterised by the build-up of bile acids in the bloodstream. ...
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