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CLINICAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
Volume 57, Issue 3, Pages 485-500Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000042
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maternal obesity; gestational weight gain; postpartum weight retention; cesarean delivery
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Over one third of reproductive age women are obese, and this marked prevalence is impacting pregnancy. Obese women face many challenges from preconception to postpartum. They are at increased risk for both maternal and fetal complications including gestational diabetes, hypertension, preeclampsia, congenital anomalies, stillbirth, fetal macrosomia, cesarean delivery, venous thromboembolism, wound complications, breast-feeding difficulty, postpartum depression, postpartum weight retention, and neonatal death. This discussion is designed to help clinicians understand how obesity affects pregnancy, how to counsel patients regarding gestational weight gain, and how to implement management strategies during pregnancy to optimize health outcomes for these patients.
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