Late Arrivals, Early Health Warnings: Post-Term Birth and Adverse Weight and Metabolic Trajectories

Valentina Chiavaroli¹, Wayne S Cutfield^{2

3}, José G B Derraik^{4

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Affiliations

¹ Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pescara Public Hospital, Pescara, Italy.
² Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
³ A Better Start, National Science Challenge, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
⁴ Department of Paediatrics: Child and Youth Health, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
⁵ Environmental-Occupational Health Sciences and Non-Communicable Diseases Research Group, Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
⁶ Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.

Valentina Chiavaroli et al. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2025 Jan.

. 2025 Jan;39(1):41-42.

doi: 10.1111/ppe.13154. Epub 2025 Jan 7.

Valentina Chiavaroli¹, Wayne S Cutfield^{2

3}, José G B Derraik^{4

5

6}

¹ Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pescara Public Hospital, Pescara, Italy.
² Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
³ A Better Start, National Science Challenge, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
⁴ Department of Paediatrics: Child and Youth Health, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
⁵ Environmental-Occupational Health Sciences and Non-Communicable Diseases Research Group, Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
⁶ Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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