Prenatal care providers are advised to evaluate maternal weight at each regularly
scheduled prenatal visit, monitor progress toward meeting weight gain goals, and provide …

Background This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2012, Issue 4.
Excessive weight gain during pregnancy is associated with poor maternal and neonatal …

Objective To evaluate the effects of dietary and lifestyle interventions in pregnancy on
maternal and fetal weight and to quantify the effects of these interventions on obstetric …

Objective To synthesise the evidence on the overall and differential effects of interventions
based on diet and physical activity during pregnancy, primarily on gestational weight gain …

This study aimed to examine the effect of lifestyle intervention on the risk of gestational
diabetes mellitus (GDM). We searched PubMed, Springer and other databases to retrieve …

Background Overweight and obesity pose a big challenge to pregnancy as they are
associated with adverse maternal and perinatal outcome. Evidence of lifestyle intervention …

It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that all women of reproductive age
receive education about maternal and fetal risks associated with prepregnancy obesity …

Background: Excessive weight gain during pregnancy is a major risk factor for postpartum
weight retention and future weight gain and obesity in women, but few adequately powered …

Background Excessive weight gain during pregnancy and subsequent postpartum weight
retention may contribute to the epidemic of obesity among women of childbearing age …

Women who gain excessive weight during pregnancy have an increased risk of post‐partum
obesity, and retention of gestational weight gain (GWG) post birth is a strong predictor of …