Maternal obesity is linked with adverse outcomes for mothers and babies. To get an
overview of risks related to obesity in pregnant women, a systematic review of reviews was …

An increasing number of women of reproductive age are obese which affects the continuum
of pregnancy and is associated with an increased incidence of adverse maternal and fetal …

The “fetal origin of adult disease Hypothesis” originally described by Barker et al. identified
the relationship between impaired in utero growth and adult cardiovascular disease risk and …

Aims Maternal overweight and obesity in pregnancy are known to increase the risk of a
range of complications and adverse pregnancy outcomes. This study estimates the …

Objective To assess whether antenatal exercise in overweight/obese women would improve
maternal and perinatal outcomes. Design Two‐arm parallel randomised controlled trial …

Objective This guideline will review key aspects in the pregnancy care of women with
obesity. Part I will focus on pre-conception and pregnancy care. Part II will focus on team …

Placental lactogen (PL) is a peptide hormone secreted throughout pregnancy by both
animal and human specialized endocrine cells. PL plays an important role in the regulation …

Objective Racial and ethnic disparities in obstetric care and delivery outcomes have shown
that black women experience high rates of pregnancy-related mortality and morbidity, along …

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between maternal body mass index
and all congenital heart defects (CHDs) combined and 11 individual defects. PubMed …

This review describes the various subtypes of eating disorders and examines factors
associated with the risk of illness. It considers evidence that the development and …