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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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? |
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Pandemic of Pregnant Obese Women: Is It Time to Re-Evaluate Antenatal Weight Loss? |
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Pandemic of Pregnant Obese Women: Is It Time to Re-Evaluate Antenatal Weight Loss? |
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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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obesity pregnancy gestational weight loss safety metabolism starvation |
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