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 …

Risk factors for childhood obesity in the first 1,000 days: a systematic review

JAW Baidal, LM Locks, ER Cheng… - American journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Context Mounting evidence suggests that the origins of childhood obesity and related
disparities can be found as early as the “first 1,000 days”—the period from conception to age …

Pre-pregnancy body mass index in relation to infant birth weight and offspring overweight/obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Z Yu, S Han, J Zhu, X Sun, C Ji, X Guo - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Overweight/obesity in women of childbearing age is a serious public-health
problem. In China, the incidence of maternal overweight/obesity has been increasing …

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 …

Associations of pre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain with pregnancy outcome and postpartum weight retention: a prospective observational …

M Haugen, AL Brantsæter, A Winkvist, L Lissner… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2014 - Springer
Background Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) is associated with pregnancy
complications, and Norwegian Health Authorities have adopted the GWG recommendations …

[HTML][HTML] Associations of maternal BMI and gestational weight gain with neonatal adiposity in the Healthy Start study

AP Starling, JT Brinton, DH Glueck, AL Shapiro… - The American journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
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 …

The accuracy of self‐reported pregnancy‐related weight: a systematic review

I Headen, AK Cohen, M Mujahid, B Abrams - Obesity Reviews, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐reported maternal weight is error‐prone, and the context of pregnancy may impact error
distributions. This systematic review summarizes error in self‐reported weight across …

[HTML][HTML] Randomized trial of a behavioral intervention to prevent excessive gestational weight gain: the Fit for Delivery Study

S Phelan, MG Phipps, B Abrams, F Darroch… - The American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
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 …

Gestational weight gain in relation to offspring obesity over the life course: a systematic review and bias‐adjusted meta‐analysis

AA Mamun, M Mannan, SAR Doi - Obesity Reviews, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Gestational weight gain (GWG) is considered one of the risk factors for future obesity in the
offspring. However, the direction and strength of this association at different periods of …

Maternal weight gain in pregnancy and risk of obesity among offspring: a systematic review

EY Lau, J Liu, E Archer, SM McDonald… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives. To systematically review the evidence from prospective and retrospective cohort
studies on the association between gestational weight gain (GWG) and offspring's body …