Objective
To quantify the inter-dependency between maternal metabolic risk factors and their association with birthweight and cord blood insulin (CBI) level.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Centre (GWCMC).

Population

Pregnant women with a singleton pregnancy who delivered at GWCMC between Jan 2015 and Jun 2016 and had umbilical cord blood retained (total 1522).