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Maternal obesity and pregnancy

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Per Glud Ovesen, Dorte Moller Jensen, editors. --Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer , c2012.

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A dramatic and worldwide increase is occurring in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in women of childbearing age. Obese women carry a significant excess risk of complications during pregnancy, including infertility, spontaneous abortion, congenital malformations, gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, fetal macrosomia, and cesarean delivery. Furthermore, maternal obesity predisposes to obesity in the offspring, indicating that the prevention of childhood obesity should already start during …

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Other Authors: Ovesen, Per Glud; Moller Jensen, Dorte

Responsibility: Per Glud Ovesen, Dorte Moller Jensen, editors

Place of Publication: Berlin, Heidelberg

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2012

Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 323 p. : 42 ill., 20 ill. in color)

ISBN: 9783642250231

Subjects (MeSH): Obesity; Pregnancy Complications; Pregnancy Outcome

Subjects (LCSH): Gynecology; Obstetrics; Maternal and infant welfare; Endocrinology; Pediatrics

Abstract: A dramatic and worldwide increase is occurring in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in women of childbearing age. Obese women carry a significant excess risk of complications during pregnancy, including infertility, spontaneous abortion, congenital malformations, gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, fetal macrosomia, and cesarean delivery. Furthermore, maternal obesity predisposes to obesity in the offspring, indicating that the prevention of childhood obesity should already start during pregnancy. This book provides a timely update on the latest knowledge on maternal obesity and pregnancy. A very wide range of issues are covered, including macrosomia and associated shoulder dystocia; the risk of miscarriage, malformations, and complications of pregnancy; the impact of hyperglycemia; clinical management; consequences for anesthesia and ultrasound; impacts on breastfeeding, fertility, and childhood obesity; and pregnancy following gastric surgery. All of the authors are recognized experts in their fields, and the book has been designed to meet the practical needs of obstetricians, gynecologists, internists, and general practitioners.

Contents: Epidemiology of Diabetes and Obesity in Pregnancy -- Fertility and Obesity -- Clinical Consequences of Abnormal Glucose Metabolism -- Clinical Management -- Physical Activity and Pregnancy -- Miscarriage and Malformations -- Maternal Obesity and Pregnancy -- Gestational Weight Gain -- Maternal Diabesity and Developmental Programming in the Offspring -- Obesity in Pregnancy and Ultrasound -- Maternal Obesity and Macrosomia -- Shoulder Dystocia in Maternal Obesity -- Stillbirth and Infant Mortality -- Anaesthesia in Maternal Obesity -- Macrosomia and Neonatology -- Childhood Obesity: The Impact of Maternal Obesity on Childhood Obesity -- Obesity in Pregnancy: Data from the Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Study -- Breastfeeding and Obesity: Impact on Women and Their Children -- Pregnancy Following Bariatric Surgery – Index.