Adequate adolescent nutrition is an important step for optimal growth and development. In
this article, we systematically reviewed published studies till December 2014 to ascertain the …

Objective: Pre‐pregnancy obesity poses risks to both pregnant women and their infants. This
study used a large population‐based data source to examine trends, from 1993 through …

Objective To review the evidence and provide recommendations for the counselling and
management of obese parturients. Outcomes Outcomes evaluated include the impact of …

Risk of obesity in adult life is subject to programming during gestation. To examine whether
in utero exposure to maternal obesity increases the risk of obesity in offspring, we developed …

OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to examine the birthweight at which risks of
perinatal death, neonatal morbidity, and cesarean delivery begin to rise and the causes and …

OBJECTIVE: To review the prevalence of and our ability to identify macrosomic (birthweight>
4000 g) fetuses. Additionally, based on the current evidence, propose an algorithm for …

Obesity is increasing rapidly among women all over the world, and more women in fertile
ages become overweight and obese. Among all other problems, women who are obese …

The prevalence of both obesity and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is rising worldwide.
The complications of diabetes affecting the mother and fetus are well known. Maternal …

Obesity has become a worldwide epidemic. 1 The latest reports of the World Health
Organization (WHO) indicate that in 2005, approximately 1.6 billion adults were overweight …

Objective To evaluate the effects of extreme obesity (pre-pregnancy BMI≥ 50.0 kg/m 2) in
pregnancy on maternal and perinatal outcomes. Methods We conducted a population-based …