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Obesity During Pregnancy in Clinical Practice

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  • © 2014

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Editors:
  1. Wanda Nicholson

    1. Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA

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  2. Kesha Baptiste-Roberts

    1. School of Nursing, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, USA

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  • Provides concise and understandable summaries of the evidence-based, theory-driven lifestyle interventions that have been shown to be effective for weight loss and modifying the risk of developing diabetes and obesity

  • Focuses on translating the state of the science for the busy practitioner in a easily accessible format in the day-to-day clinical setting does not exist

  • Summarizes the effects of overweight/obesity in the childbearing years that can be effectively communicated to patients by their providers in a busy practice setting

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Preconception and Pregnancy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction: Breaking the Cycle of Obesity in Mothers and Children

      • Wanda Nicholson
      Pages 3-10

    3. Obesity and Infertility

      • Kathryn C. Calhoun
      Pages 11-31

    4. Preconception and Pregnancy Care in Overweight or Obese Woman

      • Catherine Takacs Witkop
      Pages 33-52

    5. Shared Decision Making and Labor Management in Parturients

      • Catherine Takacs Witkop
      Pages 53-74

  3. Maternal Risk Factors and Obesity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75
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    2. Epidemiologic Trends and Maternal Risk Factors Predicting Postpartum Weight Retention

      • Erica P. Gunderson
      Pages 77-97

    3. Relationship Between Depressive Mood and Maternal Obesity: Implications for Postpartum Depression

      • Sarah C. Rogan, Jennifer L. Payne, Samantha Meltzer-Brody
      Pages 99-120

    4. Body Image as a Contributor to Weight in Pregnancy and Postpartum: Racial Differences

      • Tiffany L. Carson, Kesha Baptiste-Roberts, Tiffany L. Gary-Webb
      Pages 121-155

  4. The Early Postpartum Period

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157
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    2. Promoting a Healthy Weight After Delivery

      • Alexander Berger, Wanda Nicholson
      Pages 159-182

    3. Obesity and Physical Activity During Pregnancy and Postpartum: Evidence, Guidelines, and Recommendations

      • Danielle Symons Downs, Kelly R. Evenson, Lisa Chasan-Taber
      Pages 183-227

    4. Maternal Obesity, Gestational Weight Gain, and Childhood Growth in the First Year of Life

      • Deborah B. Ehrenthal, Cynthia S. Minkovitz, Donna M. Strobino
      Pages 229-256

  5. Meeting Future Challenges

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 257-257
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    2. Maternal Obesity and Implications for the Long-Term Health of the Offspring

      • Kesha Baptiste-Roberts
      Pages 259-295

    3. Family-Centered Interventions to Reduce Maternal and Child Obesity

      • Dianne Stanton Ward, Temitope O. Erinosho, Heather M. Wasser, Paula M. Munoz
      Pages 297-335

    4. Obesity Screening Recommendations and Emerging Policies

      • Wanda Nicholson
      Pages 337-344

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 345-356
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This book summarizes the effects of overweight/obesity in the childbearing years that can be effectively communicated to patients by their providers in a busy practice setting, and provides concise and understandable summaries of the evidence-based, theory-driven lifestyle interventions that have been shown to be effective for weight loss and modifying the risk of developing diabetes and obesity.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA

    Wanda Nicholson

  • School of Nursing, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, USA

    Kesha Baptiste-Roberts

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