OBJECTIVES: to establish the incidence of obesity in the pregnant population in a large city
in the North West of England, identify links between obesity and social deprivation, and …

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 …

Recommendations regarding the counselling of obese pregnant women and specific
guidelines for the obstetrician, family physician, or midwife managing the pregnancy are …

Aim: To explore obese women's perceptions of obesity as a risk factor in pregnancy and
their experiences of NHS maternity care. Methods: Open-ended, semi-structured interviews …

Background: There is an absence of national statistics for maternal obesity in the UK. This
study is the first to describe a nationally representative maternal obesity research data set in …

Obesity is a public health concern worldwide, arising from multifaceted and complex causes
that relate to individual choice and lifestyle, and the influences of wider society. In addition to …

Objective: The purpose of this retrospective cohort study was to review pregnancy outcomes
in morbidly obese women who delivered a baby weighing 500 g or more in a large tertiary …

Objectives: To document temporal trends in maternal overweight and obesity in Australian
women and to examine associations with pregnancy outcomes. Design, setting and …

Obesity represents a rapidly emerging epidemic amongst pregnant women. Our study looks
at the impact of morbid obesity on pregnant singleton nulliparous women in comparison with …

Objective (s) This study aimed to examine recent trends in maternal obesity. Study design
This retrospective observational study used routinely computerised clinical and …