Lancet Series 2016: Maternal Obesity
2016
This Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Series looks at the global burden of maternal obesity as well as causes and responses. The risk of negative health outcomes to mother and child increases with obesity during pregnancy, as does the risk of health problems throughout the child’s life. Yet obesity is increasing rapidly worldwide across all demographics, including women. The papers in this series address the causes and impact of, as well as responses to, maternal obesity in particular. Attention to the pre-pregnancy period, and society-wide intervention, are recommended to address this growing health problem.
Series papers include:
- Preconceptional and Maternal Obesity: Epidemiology and Health Consequences
- Clinical Management of Pregnancy in the Obese Mother: Before Conception, During Pregnancy, and Post Partum
- Influence of Maternal Obesity on the Long-Term Health of Offspring
- Interventions to Prevent Maternal Obesity Before Conception, During Pregnancy, and Post Partum
Lancet Series 2016: Maternal Obesity
Source:
Maternal Obesity. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology 2016. https://www.thelancet.com/series/maternal-obesity.