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Evaluating the effect of maternal non-communicable disease on adverse pregnancy outcomes and birthweight in Pakistan, a facility based retrospective cohort study (2024)
Journal Article
Wainwright, E., Sheikh, I., Qureshi, R., Yousuf, S., Khan, R., & Elmes, M. (2024). Evaluating the effect of maternal non-communicable disease on adverse pregnancy outcomes and birthweight in Pakistan, a facility based retrospective cohort study. Scientific Reports, 14, Article 571. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-51122-z

Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) claim 74% of global lives, disproportionately affecting lower and middle-income countries like Pakistan. NCDs may increase the risk of preterm birth (PTB), caesarean section (CS), and low birthweight. This... Read More about Evaluating the effect of maternal non-communicable disease on adverse pregnancy outcomes and birthweight in Pakistan, a facility based retrospective cohort study.

Evaluating the effect of maternal non-communicable disease on adverse pregnancy outcomes and birthweight in Pakistan, a facility based retrospective cohort study (2024)
Journal Article
Wainwright, E., Sheikh, I., Qureshi, R., Yousuf, S., Khan, R., & Elmes, M. (2024). Evaluating the effect of maternal non-communicable disease on adverse pregnancy outcomes and birthweight in Pakistan, a facility based retrospective cohort study. Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article 571. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-51122-z

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) claim 74% of global lives, disproportionately affecting lower and middle-income countries like Pakistan. NCDs may increase the risk of preterm birth (PTB), caesarean section (CS), and low birthweight. This study aims... Read More about Evaluating the effect of maternal non-communicable disease on adverse pregnancy outcomes and birthweight in Pakistan, a facility based retrospective cohort study.

The impact of maternal obesity on in vivo uterine contractile activity during parturition in the rat (2023)
Journal Article
Muir, R., Khan, R., Shmygol, A., Quenby, S., & Elmes, M. (2023). The impact of maternal obesity on in vivo uterine contractile activity during parturition in the rat. Physiological Reports, 11(5), Article e15610. https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.15610

Maternal obesity is associated with increased risk of prolonged and dysfunctional labor and emergency caesarean section. To elucidate the mechanisms behind the associated uterine dystocia, a translational animal model is required. Our previous work i... Read More about The impact of maternal obesity on in vivo uterine contractile activity during parturition in the rat.

Acute changes to breast milk composition following consumption of high-fat and high-sugar meals (2021)
Journal Article
Ward, E., Yang, N., Muhlhausler, B. S., Leghi, G. E., Netting, M. J., Elmes, M. J., & Langley-Evans, S. C. (2021). Acute changes to breast milk composition following consumption of high-fat and high-sugar meals. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 17(3), Article e13168. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13168

© 2021 The Authors. Maternal & Child Nutrition published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Breast milk composition is influenced by habitual diet, yet little is known about the short-term effects of changes in maternal diet on breast milk macronutrient c... Read More about Acute changes to breast milk composition following consumption of high-fat and high-sugar meals.

The effect of maternal dietary fat content and omega-6 to omega-3 ratio on offspring growth and hepatic gene expression in the rat (2020)
Journal Article
Draycott, S. A., George, G., Elmes, M. J., Muhlhausler, B. S., & Langley-Evans, S. C. (2020). The effect of maternal dietary fat content and omega-6 to omega-3 ratio on offspring growth and hepatic gene expression in the rat. British Journal of Nutrition, 123(11), 1227-1238. https://doi.org/10.1017/S000711452000046X

© The Authors 2020. Omega-6 fatty acids have been shown to exert pro-adipogenic effects whereas omega-3 fatty acids work in opposition. Increasing intakes of LA (linoleic acid; omega-6) vs ALA (alpha-linolenic acid; omega-3) in Western diets has led... Read More about The effect of maternal dietary fat content and omega-6 to omega-3 ratio on offspring growth and hepatic gene expression in the rat.

Exposure to maternal obesity during suckling outweighs in utero exposure in programming for post-weaning adiposity and insulin resistance in rats (2019)
Journal Article
George, G., Draycott, S. A., Muir, R., Clifford, B., Elmes, M. J., & Langley-Evans, S. C. (2019). Exposure to maternal obesity during suckling outweighs in utero exposure in programming for post-weaning adiposity and insulin resistance in rats. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46518-9

Exposure to maternal obesity during early development programmes adverse metabolic health in rodent offspring. We assessed the relative contributions of obesity during pregnancy and suckling on metabolic health post-weaning. Wistar rat offspring expo... Read More about Exposure to maternal obesity during suckling outweighs in utero exposure in programming for post-weaning adiposity and insulin resistance in rats.