Primary care services should ensure that all women of childbearing age have the
opportunity to optimise their weight before pregnancy. Advice on weight and lifestyle should …

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

Objective To review the effects of obesity on reproduction and pregnancy outcome. Methods
A search of the literature was performed using key word searching and citation snowballing …

This article reviews the health burden of obesity, its treatment and prevention, and potential
barriers to care with special emphasis on adult women of childbearing age. From 1988 to …

New guidelines for weight gain during pregnancy: what obstet... : Current Opinion in Obstetrics
and Gynecology New guidelines for weight gain during pregnancy: what …

The Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council have issued new guidelines for
gestational weight gain as well as recommendations for action and research that call for “a …

Background While weight gain during pregnancy is regarded as important, there has not
been a prospective study of measured weight gain in pregnancy in A ustralia. This study …

Background Obesity during pregnancy is a serious health problem for women and their
children. Despite the high prevalence of high body mass index (BMI) among women of …

The prevalence of obesity is high and rising worldwide. The greatest prevalence of obesity is
found in the western world and in urban developing countries. There is an increased …

The updated guidelines by the Institute of Medicine regarding gestational weight gain
provide clinicians with a basis for practice. Health care providers who care for pregnant …