Background This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2012, Issue 4.
Excessive weight gain during pregnancy is associated with poor maternal and neonatal …

Background Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with a wide range of adverse
health consequences for women and their infants in the short and long term. With an …

Maternal lifestyle during pregnancy, as well as early nutrition and the environment infants
are raised in, are considered relevant factors for the prevention of childhood obesity. Several …

She is an applied health researcher with an interest in understanding the development and
expression of health behaviours, specifically eating behaviours and substance misuse. Her …

The link between carbohydrate intake and health is becoming increasingly important for
consumers, particularly in the areas of glycemic index (GI) and extended energy-releasing …

OBJECTIVE Diet is the cornerstone treatment of patients with gestational diabetes mellitus
(GDM), but its role in maternal and newborn outcomes has been scarcely studied. The …

Objective To determine if a low glycaemic index diet in pregnancy could reduce the
incidence of macrosomia in an at risk group. Design Randomised controlled trial. Setting …

Background Gestational weight gain is positively associated with fetal growth, and
observational studies of food supplementation in pregnancy have reported increases in …

BACKGROUND Obesity among pregnant women is highly prevalent worldwide and is
associated in a linear manner with markedly increased risk of adverse outcome for mother …

There is now compelling evidence that growth patterns in early life are associated with risk
of the metabolic syndrome in adulthood, although the relative importance of prenatal v …