Interventions to prevent maternal obesity before conception, during pregnancy, and post partum

The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 65-76

  Hanson, Mark ^a,c   Barker, Mary ^b,c   Dodd, Jodie M ^d,e   Kumanyika, Shiriki ^f   Norris, Shane ^g   Steegers, Eric ^h   Stephenson, Judith ⁱ   Thangaratinam, Shakila ^j   Yang, Huixia ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^e WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^h ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^j QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^k PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONCEPTION; EATING HABIT; ENERGY BALANCE; GESTATIONAL WEIGHT GAIN; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MATERNAL OBESITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; OBESITY; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREPREGNANCY CARE; PROCEDURES; RISK REDUCTION;

EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; POSTNATAL CARE; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 85006785060     PISSN: 22138587     EISSN: 22138595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2213-8587(16)30108-5     Document Type: Review

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