TY - JOUR AU - Babu, Giridhara R. AU - Murthy, GVS AU - Deepa, R. AU - Yamuna AU - Prafulla AU - Kumar, H. Kiran AU - Karthik, Maithili AU - Deshpande, Keerti AU - Benjamin Neelon, Sara E. AU - Prabhakaran, D. AU - Kurpad, Anura AU - Kinra, Sanjay PY - 2016 DA - 2016/10/14 TI - Maternal antecedents of adiposity and studying the transgenerational role of hyperglycemia and insulin (MAASTHI): a prospective cohort study JO - BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth SP - 311 VL - 16 IS - 1 AB - India is experiencing an epidemic of obesity-hyperglycaemia, which coincides with child bearing age for women. The epidemic can be sustained and augmented through transgenerational transmission of adiposity and glucose intolerance in women. This presents an opportunity for exploring a clear strategy for the control of this epidemic in India. We conducted a study between November 2013 and May 2015 to inform the design of a large pregnancy cohort study. Based on the findings of this pilot, we developed the protocol for the proposed birth cohort of 5000 women, the recruitment for which will start in April 2016. The protocol of the study documents the processes which aim at advancing the available knowledge, linking several steps in the evolution of obesity led hyperglycemia. SN - 1471-2393 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-016-1088-4 DO - 10.1186/s12884-016-1088-4 ID - Babu2016 ER -