The increasing rate of maternal obesity provides a major challenge to obstetric practice.
Maternal obesity can result in negative outcomes for both women and fetuses. The maternal …

Obesity's increasing prevalence has reached epidemic proportions in the USA, with close to
one‐third of the adult population affected in 2000. Additionally, there is increasing …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the association between maternal overweight and obesity on
complications during pregnancy and delivery in Denmark. METHODS: A population-based …

Objective: We describe maternal risk factors for macrosomia and assess birth weight
categories to determine predictive thresholds of adverse outcomes. Study Design: We …

Background. There has been a rise in the prevalence of large newborns over a few decades
in many parts of the world. There is ample evidence that fetal macrosomia is associated with …

Maternal pregravid obesity is a significant risk factor for adverse outcomes during
pregnancy. In early pregnancy there is an increased risk of spontaneous abortion and …

“Obesity is a chronic disease, prevalent in both developed and developing countries, and
affecting children as well as adults. Indeed, it is now so common that it is replacing the more …

OBJECTIVE: To review the prevalence of and our ability to identify macrosomic (birthweight>
4000 g) fetuses. Additionally, based on the current evidence, propose an algorithm for …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate changes over time in birth weight for gestational age and in
gestational length among term singleton neonates born from 1990 to 2005. METHODS: We …

Background. As obesity is an increasing problem among fertile women, it is crucial that
specialists involved in the treatment of these women be aware of the risks of complications …