Obese or overweight moms could be the reason for heart disease in newborns

Doctors in Melbourne asked 23 expectant mothers to take part in the investigation.
The women's body mass was measured, and within seven days of birth, the doctors measured the baby's abdominal aorta, the body's main artery, using ultrasound.
Women who were overweight or obese -- defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or more -- were likelier to give birth to a baby whose aorta wall was thicker (0.06 of a millimetre, 0.02 of an inch) than that of newborns whose mothers were a healthy weight.
The higher the woman's weight, the thicker the wall.
Aorta thickness is considered a benchmark for potential artery clogging.
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But further work is needed to explore this suspicion, it added.