Interventions to reduce and prevent obesity in pre-conceptual and pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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)...

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Main Authors: Maliha Agha, Riaz A Agha, Jane Sandall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4020754?pdf=render