title: Managing obesity in pregnancy - An obstetric and midwifery perspective.
abstract: Overweight and obesity during pregnancy and childbirth represent a significant health burden, placing women and their infants at increased risk of almost all documented adverse outcomes. Research efforts have focused on strategies to limit gestational weight gain, including dietary and lifestyle interventions, as well as the use of adjuvant therapies such as metformin. However, there remain many barriers to behavioural change for women during pregnancy, and current care recommendations largely reflect good clinical practice, rather than being based on strong evidence.
authors.affiliation: The University of Adelaide, Discipline of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, and The Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Women's and Babies Division, Department of Perinatal Medicine, Women's and Children's Hospital, 72 King William Road, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Electronic address: jodie.dodd@adelaide.edu.au.
authors.forename: Jodie M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Dodd
authors.affiliation: King's College London, Division of Women's Health, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Annette L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Briley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001724:Birth Weight; D015992:Body Mass Index; D017281:Cost of Illness; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009721:Nurse Midwives / Q000523:psychology*; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy*; D010465:Perception; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000628:therapy; D015430:Weight Gain
keywords: Maternal and infant health; Obesity; Pregnancy