The worldwide rates of obesity have increased significantly in recent decades. In the United
States, more than 50% of pregnant women are overweight or obese. Obese gravid women …

Obesity negatively impacts the health of women in many ways. Being overweight or obese
increases the relative risk of diabetes and coronary artery disease in women. Women who …

The prevalence of maternal obesity is rising, up to 20% in some antenatal clinics, in line with
the prevalence of obesity in the general population. Maternal obesity poses significant risks …

The obesity epidemic is a problem of global importance with a profound impact on maternal-
fetal health. Maternal overweight and obesity causes pregnancy complications such as …

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Obesity's increasing prevalence has reached epidemic proportions in the USA, with close to
one‐third of the adult population affected in 2000. Additionally, there is increasing …

The Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council have issued new guidelines for
gestational weight gain as well as recommendations for action and research that call for “a …

Objective To evaluate the association between maternal pre‐pregnancy body mass index
(BMI) and the risk of stillbirth and neonatal death and to study the causes of death among …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the changing prevalence of maternal
obesity in an urban center. Study Design: The prevalence of obesity in 31,542 pregnancies …

Maternal pregravid obesity is a significant risk factor for adverse outcomes during
pregnancy. In early pregnancy there is an increased risk of spontaneous abortion and …