Obesity During Pregnancy in Clinical Practice

Part I. Preconception and Pregnancy

1. Introduction: Breaking the Cycle of Obesity in Mothers and Children
Wanda Nicholson

2. Obesity and Infertility
Kathryn C. Calhoun

3. Preconception and Pregnancy Care in Overweight or Obese Woman
Catherine Takacs Witkop

4. Shared Decision Making and Labor Management in Parturients
Catherine Takacs Witkop

Part II. Maternal Risk Factors and Obesity

5. Epidemiologic Trends and Maternal Risk Factors Predicting Postpartum Weight Retention
Erica P. Gunderson

6. Relationship Between Depressive Mood and Maternal Obesity: Implications for Postpartum Depression
Sarah C. Rogan, Jennifer L. Payne, Samantha Meltzer-Brody

7. Body Image as a Contributor to Weight in Pregnancy and Postpartum: Racial Differences
Tiffany L. Carson, Kesha Baptiste-Roberts, Tiffany L. Gary-Webb

Part III. The Early Postpartum Period

8. Promoting a Healthy Weight After Delivery
Alexander Berger, Wanda Nicholson

9. Obesity and Physical Activity During Pregnancy and Postpartum: Evidence, Guidelines, and Recommendations
Danielle Symons Downs, Kelly R. Evenson, Lisa Chasan-Taber

10. Maternal Obesity, Gestational Weight Gain, and Childhood Growth in the First Year of Life
Deborah B. Ehrenthal, Cynthia S. Minkovitz, Donna M. Strobino

Part IV. Meeting Future Challenges

11. Maternal Obesity and Implications for the Long-Term Health of the Offspring
Kesha Baptiste-Roberts

12. Family-Centered Interventions to Reduce Maternal and Child Obesity
Dianne Stanton Ward, Temitope O. Erinosho, Heather M. Wasser, Paula M. Munoz

13. Obesity Screening Recommendations and Emerging Policies
Wanda Nicholson

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Medicine/Public Health, general, Obstetrics/Perinatology, Maternal and Child Health, Internal Medicine