Prevention of risks of overweight and obesity in pregnant women

Amos Grünebaum; Joachim W Dudenhausen

doi:10.1515/jpm-2022-0313

Prevention of risks of overweight and obesity in pregnant women

J Perinat Med. 2022 Aug 29;51(1):83-86. doi: 10.1515/jpm-2022-0313. Print 2023 Jan 27.

Authors

Amos Grünebaum¹, Joachim W Dudenhausen²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Barbara and Donald Zucker School of Medicine at Hoffstra/Northwell and Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
² Department of Obstetrics, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

PMID: 36018720
DOI: 10.1515/jpm-2022-0313

Abstract

Overweight and obesity in pregnancy and prepregnancy are perinatal risks. Studies showed prevention of these risks with counseling about the risks and treatment strategies like lifestyle interventions as exercise on a daily basis, nutritional health and diet.

Keywords: BMI; obesity; overweight; perinatal risk; weight gain.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Body Mass Index
Diet
Female
Humans
Obesity / complications
Obesity / prevention & control
Overweight* / complications
Overweight* / prevention & control
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications* / prevention & control
Pregnant Women