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From: Maternal overweight is not an independent risk factor for increased birth weight, leptin and insulin in newborns of gestational diabetic women: observations from the prospective ‘EaCH’ cohort study

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Flow chart of the ‘EaCH’ GDM cohort study population. *Exclusion criteria: missing German/English language skills, prepregnancy underweight (body-mass-index <18.5 kg/m2), assisted reproductive technology, chronic diseases/infections (including type 1 and type 2 diabetes; HIV, hepatitis B/C etc.), multiple pregnancy, substance abuse, special nutrition (e.g. vegetarians), special surgical conditions (e.g. placenta previa), first visit at the clinic after 32nd weeks’ gestation and/or fetal diseases/malformations. GDM: Gestational diabetes mellitus

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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

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