Pregnancy: Managing obesity during pregnancy-what are the options?
In a new trial, provision of antenatal dietary and lifestyle advice to pregnant women who are obese is associated with modest improvements in maternal diet. This intervention is, however, inadequate to affect pregnancy and birth outcomes, and challenges the notion that limiting gestational weight gain can improve pregnancy outcomes.
The University of Adelaide, Discipline of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, and Robinson Institute Women's &Children's Hospital, 72 King William Road, North Adelaide, South Australia 5006, Australia.
Jodie M
JM
Dodd
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D009765:Obesity / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011295:Prenatal Care; D015430:Weight Gain