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It is unknown whether oxidative stress may affect metabolic health in human fetuses\/newborns. In a singleton pregnancy cohort (n\u2009=\u2009248), we studied maternal (24\u201328 weeks gestation) and cord plasma biomarkers of oxidative stress [malondialdehyde (MDA), F2-isoprostanes] in relation to fetal metabolic health biomarkers including cord plasma glucose-to-insulin ratio (an indicator of insulin sensitivity), proinsulin-to-insulin ratio (an indicator of beta-cell function), insulin, IGF-I, IGF-II, leptin, adiponectin and ghrelin concentrations. Strong positive correlations were observed between maternal and cord plasma biomarkers of oxidative stress (r\u2009=\u20090.33 for MDA, r\u2009=\u20090.74 for total F2-isoprostanes, all p\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001). 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