Importance Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) is common and associated with
adverse pregnancy outcomes. Antenatal lifestyle interventions limit GWG; yet benefits of …

Background Sedentary lifestyle is a major risk factor for noncommunicable diseases such as
cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes. It has been estimated that approximately 3.2 …

Purpose: To summarize the evidence from the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory
Committee Scientific Report, including new evidence from an updated search of the effects …

Obesity is the most common medical condition in women of reproductive age. Obesity during
pregnancy has short term and long term adverse consequences for both mother and child …

Maternal undernutrition contributes to 800 000 neonatal deaths annually through small for
gestational age births; stunting, wasting, and micronutrient deficiencies are estimated to …

Born Too Soon: The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth features the first-ever estimates
of preterm birth rates by country and is authored by a broad group of 45 international multi …

Background: Maternal obesity, excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) and post-partum
weight retention (PPWR) constitute new public health challenges, due to the association …

Introduction There is increasingly a double burden of under-nutrition and obesity in women
of reproductive age. Preconception underweight or overweight, short stature and …

It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that all women of reproductive age
receive education about maternal and fetal risks associated with prepregnancy obesity …

Prevention of obesity in women of reproductive age is widely recognised to be important
both for their health and for that of their offspring. Weight-control interventions, including …