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To the Editor: Serum concentrations of leptin, a hormonal product of adipose tissue, correlate closely with body-mass index and adipose-tissue mass in adults¹ and children,² but these relations have not been studied in pregnant women and their neonates.

We measured serum leptin immediately after delivery in 76 normal women (mean [±SD] age, 28±4 years), with singleton pregnancies and in their newborn infants. All the women had normal, full-term pregnancies and normal vaginal deliveries. Women who smoked more than nine cigarettes per day or who had perinatal obstetrical complications were excluded. Serum concentrations of leptin, insulin, and insulin-like growth factor I . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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