The global prevalence of overweight and obesity in pregnancy is rising and this represents a
significant challenge for the management of pregnancy and delivery. Women who have a …

Executive summary Science is key to informing health policy and practice. The coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic has brought into the limelight the need to strengthen and …

Abstract Background Pre-pregnancy BMI (PP BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) are
prominent anthropometric indicators for maternal nutritional status and are related to an …

Objective: The WHO recommends counselling on healthy eating, weight gain, and physical
activity during antenatal care (ANC) and postnatal care (PNC), yet advice and information …

The intrauterine environment is key to health from a short-and long-term perspective. Birth
weight is an important indicator that may influence the fetal environment due to epigenetics …

Individual and health system barriers can impede clinicians from supporting weight-related
behaviour change for pregnant women, particularly in publicly funded antenatal care …

Background Large for gestational age infants (LGA) have increased risk of adverse short-
term perinatal outcomes. This study aims to develop a multivariable prediction model for the …

Background Gestational weight gain (GWG) has been understudied among twin
pregnancies. This systematic review aimed to review the data on the associations between …

Background Over the past decade there have been rapid advancements in telemedicine
and mobile health technology (mHealth) and rapid increases in adoption of these …

Maintaining a healthy weight during pregnancy is critical for both women's and children's
health. Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) can lead to complications such as …