Fundamental understanding and development of preconception care strategies to improve maternal fertility and to protect offspring's health in obese individuals University of Antwerp
Antwerp Surgical Training, Anatomy and Research Centre (ASTARC), Veterinary physiology and biochemistry
Obesity is becoming a global threat, reducing mother's health and reproductive capacities and affecting the offspring's health. Clear preconception care guidelines for obese future mothers are lacking. Clinical studies are flawed and fundamental studies in basic animal models are scarce. The importance of preconception weight loss on reproduction and baby's health is heavily debated and has never been investigated in detail. This project aims to ...