Before the beginning: nutrition and lifestyle in the preconception period and its importance for future health

J Stephenson, N Heslehurst, J Hall, DAJM Schoenaker… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
A woman who is healthy at the time of conception is more likely to have a successful
pregnancy and a healthy child. We reviewed published evidence and present new data from …

Gestational weight gain across continents and ethnicity: systematic review and meta-analysis of maternal and infant outcomes in more than one million women

RF Goldstein, SK Abell, S Ranasinha, ML Misso… - BMC medicine, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background The association between Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines and
pregnancy outcomes across ethnicities is uncertain. We evaluated the associations of …

Association of antenatal diet and physical activity–based interventions with gestational weight gain and pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

HJ Teede, C Bailey, LJ Moran… - JAMA internal …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) is common and associated with
adverse pregnancy outcomes. Antenatal lifestyle interventions limit GWG; yet benefits of …

Impact of maternal body mass index and gestational weight gain on pregnancy complications: an individual participant data meta‐analysis of European, North …

S Santos, E Voerman, P Amiano… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess the separate and combined associations of maternal pre‐pregnancy
body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain with the risks of pregnancy …

Estimated global overweight and obesity burden in pregnant women based on panel data model

C Chen, X Xu, Y Yan - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Objective To estimate the global and country-level burden of overweight and obesity among
pregnant women from 2005 to 2014. Methods Publicly accessible country-level data were …

From conception to infancy—early risk factors for childhood obesity

E Larqué, I Labayen, CE Flodmark, I Lissau… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Maternal lifestyle during pregnancy, as well as early nutrition and the environment infants
are raised in, are considered relevant factors for the prevention of childhood obesity. Several …

Obesity and weight gain in pregnancy and postpartum: an evidence review of lifestyle interventions to inform maternal and child health policies

NJ Farpour-Lambert, LJ Ells… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Background: Maternal obesity, excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) and post-partum
weight retention (PPWR) constitute new public health challenges, due to the association …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of a smartphone app to promote healthy weight gain, diet, and physical activity during pregnancy (HealthyMoms): randomized controlled trial

J Sandborg, E Söderström, P Henriksson… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2021 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) during pregnancy is a major public
health concern associated with negative health outcomes for both mother and child …

Non‐clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section

I Chen, N Opiyo, E Tavender… - Cochrane Database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Caesarean section rates are increasing globally. The factors contributing to this
increase are complex, and identifying interventions to address them is challenging. Non …

Effectiveness of exercise interventions in the prevention of excessive gestational weight gain and postpartum weight retention: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SM Ruchat, MF Mottola, RJ Skow, TS Nagpal… - British journal of sports …, 2018 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective Gestational weight gain (GWG) has been identified as a critical modifier of
maternal and fetal health. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to examine the …