Evidence suggests that adverse nutritional exposures during in utero development may
contribute to heightened risk of obesity in childhood. Pregnancy offers the opportunity to …

Background Approximately 1 in 5 pregnant women in the United Kingdom are obese. In
addition to being associated generally with poor health, obesity is known to be a contributing …

Please cite this paper as: Dodd J, Grivell R, Crowther C, Robinson J. Antenatal interventions
for overweight or obese pregnant women: a systematic review of randomised trials. BJOG …

Background Recent studies suggest that excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) leads to
adverse maternal and fetal outcomes including weight retention in the mother and an …

Background Poor nutrition during pregnancy can lead to adverse birth outcomes including
low birth weight (LBW). Objective This modular systematic review aimed to provide evidence …

This report summarizes a meeting, Obesity Prevention from Conception, held in Ottawa in
2012. This planning workshop was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research …

The adverse impact of maternal gestational undernutrition on the development and long-
term health of offspring has now been studied extensively, both in humans and animal …

Objective To determine the effect of antenatal dietary and lifestyle interventions on health
outcomes in overweight and obese pregnant women. Design Multicentre randomised trial …

Objective To determine the influence of pre-pregnancy maternal BMI and increases in
maternal weight during pregnancy on perinatal and child outcomes at birth and at 5 years …

Background: Low birth weight (LBW) is an important public health problem in
undernourished populations. Objective: We tested whether improving women's dietary …