This prospective observational trial includes women with high risk pregnancies complicated with hyperglycemia in pregnancy and excessive body weight. The participants are enrolled when pregnant and monitored throughout pregnancy and delivery until the offspring is 6 months old. This research addresses the question which risk factors for non-communicable disorders such as hypertension, obesity, type 2 diabetes for a woman and her offspring can be detected during pregnancy and in early childhood.
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maternal weight before delivery
Timeframe: measured at term, within a week before delivery
maternal weight in the early pregnancy
Timeframe: measured after a viable pregnancy confirmed until a gestational age of 12 weeks
birth weight
Timeframe: neonate's weight measured immediately after birth