Pregnancy and obesity: A review and agenda for future research

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 720-733

  Sarwer, David B ^a   Allison, Kelly C ^a   Gibbons, Lauren M ^a,b   Markowitz, Jessica Tuttman ^c   Nelson, Deborah B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILITY; HUMAN; OBESITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL WELFARE; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33748447466     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2006.15.720     Document Type: Review

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