Current understanding of biologic processes indicates that women's nutritional status before
and during early pregnancy may play an important role in determining early developmental …

Introduction There is increasingly a double burden of under-nutrition and obesity in women
of reproductive age. Preconception underweight or overweight, short stature and …

Abstract Background: In Europe, although the prevalence of childhood obesity seems to be
plateauing in some countries, progress on tackling this important public health issue …

We conducted a systematic review and meta‐analysis of population‐based cohort studies of
maternal body mass index (BMI) and risk of adverse birth and health outcomes in low‐and …

Maternal high-fat diet (HFD) during pregnancy is associated with rapid weight gain and fetal
fat mass increase at an early stage. Also, HFD during pregnancy can cause the activation of …

Background: The Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines are the most widely used guidelines
on gestational weight gain; however, accumulation of evidence that body composition in …

To assess the associations between maternal body mass index (BMI) as well as gestational
weight gain (GWG) and pregnancy outcomes in women with gestational diabetes mellitus …

Macrosomia, usually defined as infant birth weight of≥ 4000 g, does not consider
gestational age, sex, or country/region‐specific differences in mean birth weight and …

The notion of preconception care aims to target the existing risks before pregnancy, whereby
resources may be used to improve reproductive health and optimize knowledge before …

Women in the United States experience an increase in food cravings at two specific times
during their life,(1) perimenstrually and (2) prenatally. The prevalence of excess gestational …