Overweight and obesity in pregnancy: Looking at the evidence

The Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health and the Prairie Women’s Health Centre of Excellence have produced a new report:

Overweight and Obesity in Pregnancy: A Review of Evidence by J. R. Bernier, Y. Hanson

This literature review focuses on the implications of maternal overweight and obesity, the experiences of pregnant women who are overweight or obese, and the provision of maternity care for overweight or obese women. Given the rise in rates of overweight and obesity in Canada and in many countries around the world in recent years, researchers, health care providers and policy makers have begun to focus more attention on the relationship between overweight and obesity and health. Of particular interest has been the impact of overweight and obesity on maternal and newborn health.

To read and to download a PDF of the review, please visit PWHCE's website [3].