Obesity is the most common medical condition in women of reproductive age. Obesity during
pregnancy has short term and long term adverse consequences for both mother and child …

In addition to immediate implications for pregnancy complications, increasing evidence
implicates maternal obesity as a major determinant of offspring health during childhood and …

Extensive experimental animal studies and epidemiological observations have shown that
environmental influences during early development affect the risk of later pathophysiological …

Objective. To determine a precise estimate for the contribution of maternal obesity to
macrosomia. Data Sources. The search strategy included database searches in 2011 of …

Background Obesity is associated with an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Lifestyle-intervention studies have not shown improved outcomes. Metformin improves …

Maternal obesity during pregnancy is an important public health problem in Western
countries. Currently, obesity prevalence rates in pregnant women are estimated to be as …

Abstract Purpose of Review Gestational weight gain is a modifiable risk factor for adverse
perinatal outcomes. After the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released updated recommendations …

Background: Maternal obesity and weight gain during pregnancy are risk factors for child
obesity. Associations may be attributable to causal effects of the intrauterine environment or …

It is well-known that obesity is a complex multifactorial and heterogeneous condition with an
important genetic component. Recently, major advances in obesity research emerged …

Background—We sought to examine the association of gestational weight gain (GWG) and
prepregnancy weight with offspring adiposity and cardiovascular risk factors. Methods and …