The global prevalence of overweight and obesity in pregnancy is rising and this represents a
significant challenge for the management of pregnancy and delivery. Women who have a …

Background This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2012, Issue 4.
Excessive weight gain during pregnancy is associated with poor maternal and neonatal …

Background The prevalence of all pregnancies with some form of hypertension can be up to
10%, with the rates of diagnosis varying according to the country and population studied and …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of gestational weight gain adequacy according to
the 2009 Institute of Medicine recommendations and examine demographic, behavioral …

Background Overweight and obesity pose a big challenge to pregnancy as they are
associated with adverse maternal and perinatal outcome. Evidence of lifestyle intervention …

Background: Excessive weight gain during pregnancy is a major risk factor for postpartum
weight retention and future weight gain and obesity in women, but few adequately powered …

Background Excessive weight gain during pregnancy and subsequent postpartum weight
retention may contribute to the epidemic of obesity among women of childbearing age …

Objective This article presents the state of knowledge related to the impact of exercise on
gestational weight gain and birth weight. Transcendence of baby weight Birth weight is an …

Objective To examine the effect of regular moderate-intensity exercise (three training
sessions/week) on the incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM, primary outcome) …

Background Perinatal growth abnormalities program susceptibility to childhood obesity,
which is further exaggerated by maternal overweight and obesity (MO) during pregnancy …