Excess gestational weight gain has numerous negative health outcomes for women and
children, including high blood pressure, diabetes, and cesarean section (maternal) and high …

Background Growing evidence suggests that maternal prepregnancy weight and gestational
weight gain are risk factors for perinatal complications and subsequent maternal and child …

Objective Excess weight gain during pregnancy is associated with increased risks of
overweight and obesity in both women and their children. Conversely, inadequate weight …

Objective To gain insight into how low‐income, pregnant African American women viewed
their weight gain while pregnant and how they managed their weight during pregnancy …

This research was conducted to describe ethnically diverse new mothers' perceptions of
gestational weight gain. Forty-nine low-income women of diverse racial and ethnic origins …

A rising number of low-income African-American mothers gain more weight in pregnancy
than is recommended, placing them at risk for poor maternal and fetal health outcomes. Little …

OBJECTIVES: To explore the views of pre-and post-natal women and health professionals
regarding gestational weight gain. The health professionals' views concerning their …

Background Excessive gestational weight gain is associated with adverse infant, childhood
and maternal outcomes and research to develop interventions to address this issue is …

Influence of Pregnancy Weight on Maternal and Child Health: Workshop Report summarizes
a one and a half day workshop convened in May 2006 that reviewed US trends in maternal …

Background Over one third of reproductive age women in the US are obese. Pregnancy is a
strong risk factor for obesity, with excess weight gain as the greatest predictor of long term …