Perinatal outcomes associated with obstructive sleep apnea in obese pregnant women.

Objective: To investigate the associations between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and maternal and neonatal morbidities in a cohort of obese gravid women.

Methods: Participants were enrolled in a prospective observational study designed to screen for OSA and describe the possible risk factors for and outcomes of OSA among obese (body mass index [BMI, calculated as weight (kg)/[height (m)]2] 30 or higher) pregnant women. Women underwent an overnight sleep study using a portable home monitor.

Birth weight and body composition of neonates born to Caucasian compared with African-American mothers.

Objective: To estimate whether neonates of African-American women have lower birth weights because of either decreased lean body mass or fat mass.

Methods: A secondary analysis of a cohort of 104 African-American and 274 Caucasian term, singleton, healthy pregnancies. Women with existing or gestational diabetes were excluded.

Perinatal risk factors for childhood obesity and metabolic dysregulation.

Background: Childhood obesity has increased significantly in recent decades.

Objective: The objective was to examine the perinatal risk factors related to childhood obesity.

Design: In a prospective study, 89 women with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) or gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and their offspring were evaluated at birth and at 8.