Is obesity still increasing among pregnant women? Prepregnancy obesity trends in 20 states, 2003-2009.
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Overall, prepregnancy obesity prevalence continues to increase and varies by race-ethnicity and maternal age and the need to address obesity as a key component of preconception care, particularly among high-risk groups is highlighted.About:
This article is published in Preventive Medicine.The article was published on 2013-06-01 and is currently open access. It has received 236 citations till now.read more
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Nutritional and weight management behaviors in low-income women trying to conceive.
TL;DR: It is highlighted that women trying to conceive are more likely to participate in unhealthy and potentially dangerous weight loss practices than women not try to conceive.
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Outcomes of Elective Induction of Labor versus Expectant Management among Obese Women at ≥39 Weeks
TL;DR: Elective induction of labor at 39 weeks, when compared with expectant management, was associated with lower cesarean deliveries in obese nulliparous and parous women.
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Does an antenatal educational programme decrease adverse pregnancy outcomes among obese pregnant women? A feasibility study in Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
TL;DR: Findings indicated that the prevalence of GDM was reduced among those obese women who received the educational programme compared to the control and baseline groups and a larger RCT comparing intervention group of obese pregnant women with nonintervention group is feasible, acceptable and recommended.
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The Function and Alteration of Immunological Properties in Human Milk of Obese Mothers
Ummu Ditya Erliana,Alyce D. Fly +1 more
TL;DR: A review of the literature regarding the impact of maternal obesity on the concentration of particular immunological properties in the human milk finds that alterations could impact the nutrition status and health of the infant.
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The impact of maternal body mass index on external cephalic version success.
TL;DR: Morbidly obese women have decreased success rate of ECV as BMI increases and decreased vaginal delivery rates after successful ECV.
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Prevalence of Obesity and Trends in Body Mass Index Among US Children and Adolescents, 1999-2010
TL;DR: The most recent estimates of obesity prevalence in US children and adolescents for 2009-2010 are presented and trend analyses over a 12-year period indicated a significant increase in obesity prevalence between 1999-2000 and 2009- 2010 in males aged 2 through 19 years but not in females.
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The Obesity Epidemic in the United States—Gender, Age, Socioeconomic, Racial/Ethnic, and Geographic Characteristics: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis
Youfa Wang,May A. Beydoun +1 more
TL;DR: Obesity has increased at an alarming rate in the United States over the past three decades and the associations of obesity with gender, age, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status are complex and dynamic.