Background Maternal obesity is emerging as a public health problem, recently highlighted
together with maternal under-nutrition as a 'double burden', especially in African countries …

Gestational diabetes (GDM) is associated with several adverse outcomes for the mother and
child. Higher levels of individual lipids are associated with risk of GDM and metabolic …

The “obstetrical dilemma” refers to the tight fit between maternal pelvic dimensions and
neonatal size at delivery. Most interest traditionally focused on its generic significance for …

Introduction An increased metabolic demand during pregnancy is fulfilled by gaining
sufficient gestational weight. Women who gain inadequate-weight are at a high-risk of …

Background Gestational weight gain (GWG) is a risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes,
future obesity and chronic diseases among women. However, has not received much …

Background: Maternal obesity is associated with several adverse reproductive outcomes. It
is a growing public health burden in sub-Saharan Africa, a region with low resources and …

Objective: Integrase inhibitors, including dolutegravir (DTG), are associated with weight gain
and obesity, especially when combined with tenofovir alafenamide (TAF). Obesity increases …

To most people, sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is synonymous with hunger and starvation.
However, overweight and obesity are currently also a major public health concern in this …

Objectives To examine the association between maternal body mass index (BMI) and
gestational weight gain (GWG) and adverse birth outcomes in HIV‐infected and HIV …

Introducción: El riesgo de un macrosomía fetal (con peso= 4.000 g) es 3, 4 veces más
elevado en los casos de obesidad pregestacional materna. Objetivo: determinar la …