BACKGROUND: The increasing prevalence of obesity in pregnant women is associated with adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes, and increased costs to healthcare, the economy and broader society. OBJECTIVES: To assess the efficacy of behavioural interventions for managing gestational weight gain (GWG) in the pre-conceptual and pregnancy period in overweight, obese and morbidly obese women. SEARCH METHODS: A search was performed for published studies in the English language, from date? 2000-31 December 2012 in five electronic databases; PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane Library, CINAHL and PsycINFO. SELECTION CRITERIA: Studies were included if they compared the efficacy or effectiveness of a particular behavioural intervention in pregnant or pre-concep...
Women with overweight or obesity are twice as likely to gain excessive gestational weight than women...
<div><p>Background</p><p>Controversy exists about how much, if any, weight obese pregnant women shou...
Controversy exists about how much, if any, weight obese pregnant women should gain. While the revise...
<div><p>Background</p><p>The increasing prevalence of obesity in pregnant women is associated with a...
The increasing prevalence of obesity in pregnant women is associated with adverse maternal and neona...
Background: Around 50% of women of childbearing age are either overweight [body mass index (BMI) 25–...
Background: Around 50% of women of childbearing age are either overweight [body mass index (BMI) 25-...
Abstract Background There is a rising prevalence of excessive weight gain in pregnancy and an increa...
Women who gain excessive weight during pregnancy have an increased risk of post-partum obesity, and ...
BackgroundOverweight and obesity pose a big challenge to pregnancy as they are associated with adver...
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of varied lifestyle intervention programs design...
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of varied lifestyle intervention programs design...
BACKGROUND: Excessive weight gain during pregnancy and subsequent postpartum weight retention may co...
Background: Maternal obesity, excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) and post-partum weight retenti...
Excessive maternal gestational weight gain (GWG) contributes to generational obesity. Our aim was to...
Women with overweight or obesity are twice as likely to gain excessive gestational weight than women...
<div><p>Background</p><p>Controversy exists about how much, if any, weight obese pregnant women shou...
Controversy exists about how much, if any, weight obese pregnant women should gain. While the revise...
<div><p>Background</p><p>The increasing prevalence of obesity in pregnant women is associated with a...
The increasing prevalence of obesity in pregnant women is associated with adverse maternal and neona...
Background: Around 50% of women of childbearing age are either overweight [body mass index (BMI) 25–...
Background: Around 50% of women of childbearing age are either overweight [body mass index (BMI) 25-...
Abstract Background There is a rising prevalence of excessive weight gain in pregnancy and an increa...
Women who gain excessive weight during pregnancy have an increased risk of post-partum obesity, and ...
BackgroundOverweight and obesity pose a big challenge to pregnancy as they are associated with adver...
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of varied lifestyle intervention programs design...
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of varied lifestyle intervention programs design...
BACKGROUND: Excessive weight gain during pregnancy and subsequent postpartum weight retention may co...
Background: Maternal obesity, excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) and post-partum weight retenti...
Excessive maternal gestational weight gain (GWG) contributes to generational obesity. Our aim was to...
Women with overweight or obesity are twice as likely to gain excessive gestational weight than women...
<div><p>Background</p><p>Controversy exists about how much, if any, weight obese pregnant women shou...
Controversy exists about how much, if any, weight obese pregnant women should gain. While the revise...