How should women be advised on weight management in pregnancy? There is not yet sufficient evidence to support any particular intervention

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 344, Issue 7858, 2012, Pages

  Poston, Lucilla ^a,b   Chappell, Lucy C ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; BLEEDING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DIET THERAPY; EDITORIAL; GESTATION PERIOD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL OBESITY; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH; FEMALE; LOW CALORY DIET; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NOTE; OBESITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; RISK REDUCTION;

DIET, REDUCING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84861512861     PISSN: 17561833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e2774     Document Type: Editorial

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