Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate how well prepregnancy BMI, gestational
weight gain, and postpartum weight retention predict retention of weight 15 years later …

Background Pregnancy is frequently associated with postdelivery weight retention in
women. Most studies suggest weight retention associated with pregnancy of between 0.5 to …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the impact of excess pregnancy weight gain and failure to lose
weight by 6 months postpartum on excess weight 8–10 years later. METHODS: Seven …

Body weight development during pregnancy was monitored for 2295 women, and up to 1
year post-partum for 1423 of them, at 14 maternity clinics throughout Stockholm. The …

For some women pregnancy is a trigger for developing overweight and obesity. Seventy‐
three per cent of 128 female patients at our Obesity Unit indicated that they had retained …

OBJECTIVES:(1) To describe the relative importance of gestational weight gain, postpartum
exercise, food intake and breastfeeding to weight change from early pregnancy to 1 y …

BACKGROUND: Weight gain is common after pregnancy. Most studies suggest that weight
gain associated with a pregnancy is between 0.5 and 3.8 kg up to 2.5 y of follow-up …

Pregnancy and maternal body weight development are intertwined in complicated patterns.
In most studies, an increase in maternal body weight with age and parity has been reported …

Young, adult women appear to be at increased risk for substantial weight gain. Pregnancy
has frequently been cited as a contributor to overweight in women. This article reviews the …

Objective: To determine whether weight increases permanently as a result of pregnancy and
to explore the determinants of postpartum weight retention. Data sources: Articles from the …