Objective. To determine a precise estimate for the contribution of maternal obesity to
macrosomia. Data Sources. The search strategy included database searches in 2011 of …

Wide disparities in obstetric outcomes exist between women of different race/ethnicities. The
prevalence of preterm birth, fetal growth restriction, fetal demise, maternal mortality, and …

OBJECTIVES: To propose a new standard for monitoring severe maternal morbidity, update
previous estimates of severe maternal morbidity during both delivery and postpartum …

Objective To determine the effect of antenatal dietary and lifestyle interventions on health
outcomes in overweight and obese pregnant women. Design Multicentre randomised trial …

Background Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of maternal mortality and
morbidity worldwide. Several recent publications have noted an increasing trend in …

Objectives-This report describes prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) among women
giving birth in 2014 for the 47-state and District of Columbia reporting areas that …

Objectives. We calculated the percentage of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) attributable
to overweight and obesity. Methods. We analyzed 2004 through 2006 data from 7 states …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate trends in prepregnancy obesity prevalence among women who
delivered live births in the US during 2003–2009, by state, age, and race–ethnicity …

Offspring exposed to gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have an increased risk for chronic
diseases, and one promising mechanism for fetal metabolic programming is epigenetics …

This systematic review investigates the relationship between maternal obesity and
breastfeeding intention, initiation, intensity, duration and milk supply. A comprehensive …