Maternal Obesity and Pregnancy

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Epidemiology of Diabetes and Obesity in Pregnancy

   • Robert Lindsay

   Pages 1-8

3. Fertility and Obesity

   • Ulrik Schiøler Kesmodel

   Pages 9-30

4. Clinical Consequences of Abnormal Glucose Metabolism

   • Dorte M. Jensen, Per Glud Ovesen, Patrick Catalano

   Pages 31-42

5. Clinical Management

   • Jenny Myers, Michael Maresh

   Pages 43-62

6. Physical Activity and Pregnancy

   • Bente Klarlund Pedersen

   Pages 63-74

7. Miscarriage and Malformations

   • Montserrat Balsells, Apolonia García-Patterson, Rosa Corcoy

   Pages 75-97

8. Maternal Obesity and Pregnancy

   • Michael Conall Dennedy, Fidelma Dunne

   Pages 99-117

9. Gestational Weight Gain

   • Christina Anne Vinter

   Pages 119-131

10. Maternal Diabesity and Developmental Programming in the Offspring

    • Thomas Harder, Joachim W. Dudenhausen, Andreas Plagemann

    Pages 133-154

11. Obesity in Pregnancy and Ultrasound

    • Ute M. Schaefer-Graf

    Pages 155-175

12. Maternal Obesity and Macrosomia

    • Kinneret Tenenbaum-Gavish, Moshe Hod

    Pages 177-190

13. Shoulder Dystocia in Maternal Obesity

    • Polly Weston, Jo Crofts, Tim Draycott

    Pages 191-207

14. Stillbirth and Infant Mortality

    • Ellen Aagaard Nohr

    Pages 209-230

15. Anaesthesia in Maternal Obesity

    • Ulla Bang, H. Soren Helbo-Hansen

    Pages 231-245

16. Macrosomia and Neonatology

    • Bartolomé Bonet

    Pages 247-254

17. Childhood Obesity: The Impact of Maternal Obesity on Childhood Obesity

    • Rebecca M. Reynolds

    Pages 255-270

18. Obesity in Pregnancy: Data from the Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Study

    • Harold David McIntyre, Lynn P. Lowe, Alan R. Dyer, Boyd E. Metzger

    Pages 271-281

19. Breastfeeding and Obesity: Impact on Women and Their Children

    • Tessa Crume, Dana Dabelea

    Pages 283-300

20. Pregnancy Following Bariatric Surgery

    • Isabelle Guelinckx, Roland Devlieger, Greet Vansant

    Pages 301-316

A dramatic and worldwide increase is occurring in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in women of childbearing age. Obese women carry a significant excess risk of a variety of serious complications during pregnancy, and in addition, maternal obesity predisposes to obesity in the offspring. This book provides a timely update on the latest knowledge on maternal obesity and pregnancy. A very wide range of issues are covered, including macrosomia and associated shoulder dystocia; the risk of miscarriage, malformations, and complications of pregnancy; the impact of hyperglycemia; clinical management; consequences for anesthesia and ultrasound; impacts on breastfeeding, fertility, and childhood obesity; and pregnancy following gastric surgery. All of the authors are recognized experts in their fields, and the book has been designed to meet the practical needs of obstetricians, gynecologists, internists, and general practitioners.

• Diabetes
• Fertility
• Macrosomia
• Obesity
• Pregnancy

• , Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Aarhus N, Denmark

  Per Glud Ovesen

• , Department of Endocrinology, Odense University Hospital, Odense C, Denmark

  Dorte Møller Jensen

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