Highlights•The prevalence of obesity has reached alarming proportions globally.•Maternal
obesity has become one of the most commonly occurring risk factors in obstetric …

In the United States, more than one third of women are obese, more than one half of
pregnant women are overweight or obese, and 8% of reproductive-aged women are …

Objective To minimise obese women's total weight gain during pregnancy to less than 7 kg
and to investigate the delivery and neonatal outcome. Design A prospective case–control …

Obstetricians and gynecologists are well positioned to influence population health through
maternity and women's health services. Obesity is common in women of reproductive age …

This review uses the 1990 US Institute of Medicine (IOM) gestational weight gain
recommendations to examine the question, what is a healthy pregnancy weight gain? The …

Maternal obesity is now considered one of the most commonly occurring risk factors seen in
obstetric practice. Compared with women with a healthy pre-pregnancy weight, women with …

The growing epidemic of obesity in our society has become a major public health issue, with
serious social and psychological consequences in addition to the physical health …

Objective To gain a detailed understanding of healthcare professionals' perceptions of the
impact that caring for obese pregnant women has on maternity services. Design Qualitative …

Excessive gestational weight gain and obesity have been recognized as independent risk
factors for maternal and fetal complications of pregnancy with significant lifelong …

Objective: To evaluate whether advice on pregnancy weight gain from health care
professionals, women's target weight gain (how much weight women thought they should …