In this sweeping exploration of the relatively recent obesity epidemic, Michael L. Power and
Jay Schulkin probe evolutionary biology, history, physiology, and medical science to …

Background: Maternal obesity (defined as prepregnancy body mass index [BMI]≥ 30 kg/m
2) is associated with increased risk of neonatal death. Its association with infant death …

The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity among women of childbearing age is
a growing public health concern in the United States. The average body mass index (BMI) is …

Objective To characterise the patterns of occurrence of gestational diabetes among a wide
range of ethnic groups that reside in New York City. Design Birth records and hospital …

Introducción. El aumento excesivo del peso corporal se ha asociado a un ambiente
obesogénico que favorece la obesidad. Cuba no escapa a esta situación como país que …

Objective: To assess pregnancy outcomes in different BMI groups. Research Methods and
Procedures: We analyzed 25, 601 singleton pregnancies from January 1989 to December …

Background Low or high prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and inadequate or excess
gestational weight gain (GWG) are associated with adverse neonatal outcomes. This study …

Background. As obesity is an increasing problem among fertile women, it is crucial that
specialists involved in the treatment of these women be aware of the risks of complications …

Aims/hypothesis We evaluated diabetes-related pregnancy outcomes in a cohort of Spanish
women in relation to their glucose tolerance status, prepregnancy BMI and other predictive …

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in our patients who are of childbearing age, with
pregnant patients of normal weight being in the minority. The pregnancy-related …