Assessing Moroccan physician knowledge and practices regarding maternal obesity's impact on childhood obesity: Implications for prevention and intervention

Table 4 Maternal risk factors predictive of childhood obesity

Parameter	n	Percentage (%)
Which of the following risk factors do you think are scientifically associated with a risk of childhood obesity for the unborn child
Smoking during pregnancy	8	8.9
Excessive weight gain during pregnancy	51	56.7
Diabetes during pregnancy	69	76.7
Maternal overweight	51	56.7
Excess or defective foetal growth	20	22.2
Socio economic level of siblings	7	7.8
Birth rank	3	3.3
Gender	4	4.4
Maternal depression	28	31.1
Do you feel sufficiently aware of the management of pediatric obesity
Yes	54	62.8
No	32	37.2
Do you feel sufficiently aware of the effect of maternal overweight on pediatric obesity
Yes	43	48.3
No	46	51.7