Maternal obesity: influencing the heart right from the start

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Nicola M. Sergienko1,2, James R. Bell3 and Kate L. Weeks4,5,6 1Central, Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3Department of Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology, School of Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environment, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia 4Department of Anatomy & Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia 5Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia 6Department of Diabetes, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia