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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The Relationship between Obesity and Pre-Eclampsia: Incidental Risks and Identification of Potential Biomarkers for Pre-Eclampsia
Talitha Abraham,Andrea Romani +1 more
TL;DR: The aim of this literature review is to elucidate the relationship between obesity and these predictive biomarkers for future prediction and prevention of pre-eclampsia condition in women at risk.
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The attitudes of pregnant women and midwives towards raised BMI in a maternity setting: A discussion of two repertory grid studies
TL;DR: The reciprocal construal of midwives and pregnant women with a raised BMI is explored and psychological constructs identifying similarities and differences between pregnant women and midwives across a BMI range are considered.
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Correlates of poor mental health in early pregnancy in obese European women
Matteo C. Sattler,Judith G. M. Jelsma,Annick Bogaerts,David Simmons,Gernot Desoye,Rosa Corcoy,Juan M. Adelantado,Alexandra Kautzky-Willer,Jürgen Harreiter,Frans Andre Van Assche,Roland Devlieger,Goele Jans,Sander Galjaard,Sander Galjaard,David Hill,Peter Damm,Elisabeth R. Mathiesen,Ewa Wender-Ozegowska,Agnieszka Zawiejska,Kinga Blumska,Annunziata Lapolla,Maria Grazia Dalfrà,Alessandra Bertolotto,Fidelma Dunne,Dorte Møller Jensen,Lise Lotte Torvin Andersen,Frank J. Snoek,Mireille N M van Poppel,Mireille N M van Poppel +28 more
TL;DR: Maternal characteristics associated with poor mental health, in a group of overweight/obese pregnant women in nine European countries, are identified to contribute to better recognition and intervention for maternal depression.
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Prevalence trends of overweight, obesity, diabetes and hypertension among Brazilian women of reproductive age based on sociodemographic characteristics.
TL;DR: The results highlight the need for early interventions in lifestyle of this population to reduce the NCDs risk factors burden and potentially contribute to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes and reduce theNCDs load.
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Obesity-induced changes in hepatic and placental clock gene networks in rat pregnancy
TL;DR: The data suggest that disruptions to rhythmic Nr1d1 expression in utero may contribute to programmed health complications in offspring of obese pregnancies.
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