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

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 …

Established as one of the world's most widely read gynecology texts, Clinical Gynecologic
Endocrinology and Infertility is now in its Seventh Edition. In a clear, user-friendly style …

Ultrasound biometry is an important clinical tool for the identification, monitoring, and
management of fetal growth restriction and development of macrosomia. This is even truer in …

Excessive gestational weight gain has been shown to relate to high-postpartum weight
retention and the development of overweight and obesity later in life. Because many women …

Obesity's increasing prevalence has reached epidemic proportions in the USA, with close to
one‐third of the adult population affected in 2000. Additionally, there is increasing …

Background The increasing prevalence of obesity in young women is a major public health
concern. These trends have a major impact on pregnancy outcomes in these women, which …

Gestational diabetes and obesity are the common metabolic abnormalities occurring during
pregnancy. Decreased maternal pregravid insulin sensitivity (insulin resistance) coupled …

The prevalence of obesity is currently rising in developed countries, making pregravid
overweight one of the most common high-risk obstetric situations. Although the designs and …

Objective To determine if a low glycaemic index diet in pregnancy could reduce the
incidence of macrosomia in an at risk group. Design Randomised controlled trial. Setting …