Health Sciences → Medicine → Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Birth, Development, and Health
This cluster of papers explores the developmental origins of adult health and disease, focusing on the impact of in utero and early-life conditions on long-term health outcomes. The research covers topics such as fetal programming, metabolic syndrome, epigenetic mechanisms, catch-up growth, hypertension risk associated with low birth weight, and the role of glucocorticoid programming in chronic disease development.
141.9K works worldwide2.1M citations
Fetal ProgrammingEarly-Life ConditionsMetabolic SyndromeEpigenetic MechanismsIn Utero NutritionCatch-Up GrowthHypertension RiskLow Birth WeightGlucocorticoid ProgrammingChronic Disease
Journals publishing in this area
27
American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology
American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology
ISSN 0363-6119749 articles in this topic
245h-index
1.64Impact
15.5KArticles
706.9KCitations
38
American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism
278h-index
2.92Impact
12.2KArticles
708.4KCitations
49

International Journal of Reproduction Gynaecology and Obstetrics
ISSN 2706-54564 articles in this topic
1h-index
0.07Impact
57Articles
2Citations







