Maternal obesity

Gillman, Matthew W. (Added Author). Poston, Lucilla. (Added Author).

Summary: Obesity incidence continues to grow in both the developed and developing world. More than 300 million women are clinically obese and this has profound effects on health during pregnancy and the wellbeing of the unborn child. In the face of such a challenging pandemic, this book reviews the latest research, providing up-to-date advice on clinical management. Obesity and Pregnancy addresses the adverse effects of obesity among women of childbearing age, including infertility, medical complications, problems in labor and adverse birth outcomes and reviews evidence that the obese mother's in utero environment has long-lasting influences on the health of the developing child. Chapters cover basic, clinical and population perspectives, providing valuable information from mechanistic insight through to public health and policy implications. Invaluable for obstetricians, gynecologists, pediatricians, family practitioners, endocrinologists, midwives and dieticians, as well as researchers and public health policy makers seeking to tackle the burden of maternal obesity-related illness. Written and edited by international experts to ensure a global view of this global problem. Presents essential findings from many research areas in one volume, including trends and determinants, maternal and child outcomes, and basic, clinical and population perspectives. Provides insight into the 'developmental programming' hypothesis, helping readers understand the legacy of maternal obesity for the developing child.

Record details

ISBN: 9781107003965 (hardback)
ISBN: 1107003962 (hardback)
Physical Description: print
xi, 252 p., [8] p. of col. plates : ill. ; 26 cm.
Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

gSection 1 Trends and determinants of obesity in women of reproductive age -- 1. Demography of obesity / Mario Merialdi -- 2. Determinants of obesity / Frank B. Hu -- 3. Obesity and fertility / Thomas L. Toth -- Section 2 Pregnancy outcome -- 4. Maternal outcomes in obese pregnancies / Pat Doyle -- 5. Potential mechanisms contributing to gestational diabetes and pre-eclampsia in the obese woman / Dilys J. Freeman -- 6. Fetal and infant outcomes in obese pregnant women / Judith Rankin -- 7. Obesity in pregnancy and mental health / Helen Croker -- Section 3 Long-term consequences -- 8. Long-term consequences of obesity in pregnancy for the mother / Anna Maria Siega-Riz -- 9. Long-term consequences of maternal obesity and gestational weight gain for offspring obesity and cardiovascular risk: intrauterine or shared familial mechanisms? / Debbie A. Lawlor -- 10. Influences of maternal obesity on the health of the offspring: a review of animal models / Peter Nathanielsz -- 11. Developmental origins of obesity: energy balance pathways - appetite. The role of developmental plasticity of the hypothalamus / Sebastien G. Bouret -- 12. Adipose tissue development and its potential contribution to later obesity / Michael E. Symonds -- 13. Maternal diet and nutritional status and risk of obesity in the child: the role of epigenetic mechanisms / Kjersti M. Aagaard-Tillery -- Section 4 Interventions -- 14. Intervention strategies to improve outcome in obese pregnancies: focus on gestational weight gain / Matthew W. Gillman -- 15. Intervention strategies to improve outcome in obese pregnancies: insulin resistance and gestational diabetes / Lucilla Poston -- 16. Intervention strategies to improve outcome in obese pregnancies: micronutrients and dietary supplements / Meredith S. Parrott -- 17. Pre-pregnancy bariatric surgery: improved fertility and pregnancy outcome? / Isabelle Guelinckx -- Section 5 Management and policy -- 18. Clinical management of obesity in pregnancy / Fiona C. Denison -- 19. Public health policies relating to obesity in childbearing women / Kathleen M. Rasmussen.