OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study is to evaluate pregnancy outcomes in a cohort of
Caucasian pregnant women in relation to their body mass index and glucose tolerance …

Background Gestational weight gain (GWG) and prepregnancy obesity are garnering more
attention as determining factors of pregnancy outcomes when it comes to the wellbeing of …

Background Nearly 50% of US women of child-bearing age are overweight or obese,
conditions linked to offspring obesity and diabetes. Methods Utilizing the sheep, females …

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions and pregnancies in obese mothers have
increased risk for complications including gestational diabetes, hypertensive disorders …

Background We investigated the individual and additive effects of three modifiable maternal
metabolic factors, including pre-pregnancy overweight/obesity, gestational weight gain …

Context Comprehensive assessment of metabolism in maternal obesity and pregnancy
disorders can provide information about the shared maternal-fetal milieu and give insight …

Renewed interest in nutrition during pregnancy has been generated by the hypothesis that
adult disease has origins in early life. Animal experiments clearly show that altering …

Prevalence of overweight and obesity has risen in the United States over the past few
decades. Concurrent with this rise in obesity has been an increase in pregravid body mass …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the maternal and foetal risks of adverse pregnancy outcome in
relation to maternal obesity, expressed as body mass index (BMI, kg/m 2) in a large …

This review addresses the increasingly prolific literature from studies in man and animals
suggesting that maternal obesity, a diet rich in calories or excess gestational weight gain …