Overweight, obesity and excessive weight gain in pregnancy as risk factors for adverse pregnancy outcomes: A narrative review

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 pre‐pregnancy body mass index greater than 25 kg m–2 are more likely than those with a body mass index in the ideal range...

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Published in:	Journal of human nutrition and dietetics Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 250 - 264
Main Authors:	Langley‐Evans, Simon C., Pearce, Jo, Ellis, Sarah
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2022 John Wiley and Sons Inc
Subjects:	abortion (animals) Body mass Body Mass Index Body size Body weight Body weight gain Childbirth & labor children Complications Diabetes mellitus Diet dietetics Female Fertility fetal death Gestational diabetes Gestational Weight Gain Humans labor lifestyle Medical personnel Messages Nutrition across the Lifespan Obesity Obesity - complications Obesity - epidemiology Obesity, Maternal Overweight Overweight - complications Overweight - epidemiology Physical activity Preeclampsia Pregnancy Pregnancy complications Pregnancy Complications - epidemiology Pregnancy Complications - etiology Pregnancy Outcome - epidemiology prenatal care pre‐eclampsia Risk analysis Risk Factors Risk reduction stillbirth Training Weight Gain Weight reduction Womens health stillbirth pre-eclampsia gestational diabetes obesity pregnancy
ISSN:	0952-3871, 1365-277X, 1365-277X
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