Low Gestational Weight Gain in Obese Women and Pregnancy Outcomes

Abstract Obesity during pregnancy and excessive weight gain during this period are associated with several maternal–fetal and neonatal complications. Moreover, a significant percentage of women have weight retention in the postpartum period, especially those with excessive weight gain during pregnan...

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Main Authors: Milene Moehlecke, Fabíola Costenaro, Angela AJ Reichelt, Maria Lúcia R. Oppermann, Cristiane B. Leitão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2016-03-01
Series:American Journal of Perinatology Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0035-1566309