Pandemic of Pregnant Obese Women: Is It Time to Re-Evaluate Antenatal Weight Loss?

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 unpla...

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Main Author: Anne M. Davis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-08-01
Series:Healthcare
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/3/3/733
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spelling doaj-ce2182fc639b435da791ac3aed8c56852020-11-24T23:29:24ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322015-08-013373374910.3390/healthcare3030733healthcare3030733Pandemic of Pregnant Obese Women: Is It Time to Re-Evaluate Antenatal Weight Loss?Anne M. Davis0Nutrition and Dietetics, University of New Haven, Boston Post Road 300, West Haven, CT 06516, USAThe 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.http://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/3/3/733obesitypregnancygestational weight losssafetymetabolismstarvation
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Pandemic of Pregnant Obese Women: Is It Time to Re-Evaluate Antenatal Weight Loss?
Healthcare
obesity
pregnancy
gestational weight loss
safety
metabolism
starvation
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title Pandemic of Pregnant Obese Women: Is It Time to Re-Evaluate Antenatal Weight Loss?
title_short Pandemic of Pregnant Obese Women: Is It Time to Re-Evaluate Antenatal Weight Loss?
title_full Pandemic of Pregnant Obese Women: Is It Time to Re-Evaluate Antenatal Weight Loss?
title_fullStr Pandemic of Pregnant Obese Women: Is It Time to Re-Evaluate Antenatal Weight Loss?
title_full_unstemmed Pandemic of Pregnant Obese Women: Is It Time to Re-Evaluate Antenatal Weight Loss?
title_sort pandemic of pregnant obese women: is it time to re-evaluate antenatal weight loss?
publisher MDPI AG
series Healthcare
issn 2227-9032
publishDate 2015-08-01
description 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.
topic obesity
pregnancy
gestational weight loss
safety
metabolism
starvation
url http://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/3/3/733
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