Background: Women of black African heritage living in high income countries (HIC) are at
risk of obesity and weight-related complications in pregnancy. This review aimed to …

The excess burden of obesity among African–American women is well documented.
However, the behavioural weight loss intervention literature often does not report results by …

Background Maternal overweight is increasing, and it is associated with several risk factors
for both the mother and child. Healthy lifestyle behaviors adopted during pregnancy are …

Objective to explore motivations for weight change, weight loss methods used and factors
perceived to influence healthy eating and physical activity for weight management following …

We performed a systematic review of the behavioral lifestyle intervention trials conducted in
the United States published between 1990 and 2011 that included a maintenance phase of …

Objectives There are currently 1.85 million reproductive-aged women in the United States
with diabetes or glucose intolerance. While it is known that postpartum weight retention can …

Objective Obesity and noncommunicable disease are rapidly increasing in sub-Saharan
Africa. Prevention efforts are critical, particularly for women before conception to maximize …

Background There is a rising prevalence of excessive weight gain in pregnancy and an
increasing number of pregnant women who are overweight or obese at the start of the …

Efforts to prevent postpartum weight retention in extant clinical trials of African American
women have proven exceedingly challenging. The primary purpose of this pilot study was to …

The life course perspective offers a framework for understanding continuity and change in
health and health practices. Body weight, and the diet and physical activity strategies used …