The global prevalence of overweight and obesity in pregnancy is rising and this represents a
significant challenge for the management of pregnancy and delivery. Women who have a …

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) traditionally refers to abnormal glucose tolerance with
onset or first recognition during pregnancy. GDM has long been associated with obstetric …

Objective Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), gestational hypertension (GH) and pre-
eclampsia (PE) are associated with short and long-term health issues for mother and child; …

Background Maternal obesity and excessive gestational weight gain may have persistent
effects on offspring fat development. However, it remains unclear whether these effects differ …

Importance Both low and high gestational weight gain have been associated with adverse
maternal and infant outcomes, but optimal gestational weight gain remains uncertain and …

Background: A considerable body of evidence accumulated especially during the last
decade, demonstrating that early nutrition and lifestyle have long-term effects on later health …

Obesity is the most common medical condition in women of reproductive age. Obesity during
pregnancy has short term and long term adverse consequences for both mother and child …

Background Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is defined as the type of hyperglycemia
diagnosed for the first-time during pregnancy, presenting with intermediate glucose levels …

Triangulation is the practice of obtaining more reliable answers to research questions
through integrating results from several different approaches, where each approach has …

Objective To estimate the global and country-level burden of overweight and obesity among
pregnant women from 2005 to 2014. Methods Publicly accessible country-level data were …