Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-2015

MeSH Terms

Obesity, Pregnancy, Prenatal Care

Subject: LCSH

Pregnancy, Obesity

Disciplines

Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition

Abstract

The obesity pandemic will afflict future generations without successful prevention, intervention and management. Attention to reducing obesity before, during and after pregnancy is essential for mothers and their offspring. Preconception weight loss is difficult given that many pregnancies are unplanned. Interventions aimed at limiting gestational weight gain have produced minimal maternal and infant outcomes. Therefore, increased research to develop evidence-based clinical practice is needed to adequately care for obese pregnant women especially during antenatal care. This review evaluates the current evidence of obesity interventions during pregnancy various including weight loss for safety and efficacy. Recommendations are provided with the end goal being a healthy pregnancy, optimal condition for breastfeeding and prevent the progression of obesity in future generations.

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© 2015 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Journal can be found at www.mdpi.com/journal/healthcare.

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Publisher Citation

Davis, A. M. (2015, August). Pandemic of Pregnant Obese Women: Is It Time to Re-Evaluate Antenatal Weight Loss?. In Healthcare (Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 733-749). Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute.

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