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Maternal obesity and pregnancy / [edited by] Per Glud Ovesen and Dorte Møller Jensen.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Berlin : Springer-Verlag, 2012.Description: viii, 323 p. : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9783642250224 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 618.2 23 Ov196
Contents:
1. Epidemiology of Diabetes and Obesity in Pregnancy / Robert Lindsay -- 2. Fertility and Obesity / Ulrik Schiøler Kesmodel -- 3. Clinical Consequences of Abnormal Glucose Metabolism / Dorte M. Jensen, Per Glud Ovesen and Patrick Catalano -- 4. Clinical Management / Jenny Myers and Michael Maresh -- 5. Physical Activity and Pregnancy / Bente Klarlund Pedersen -- 6. Miscarriage and Malformations / Montserrat Balsells, Apolonia García-Patterson and Rosa Corcoy -- 7. Maternal Obesity and Pregnancy / Michael Conall Dennedy and Fidelma Dunne -- 8. Gestational Weight Gain / Christina Anne Vinter -- 9. Maternal Diabesity and Developmental Programming in the Offspring / Thomas Harder, Joachim W. Dudenhausen and Andreas Plagemann -- 10. Obesity in Pregnancy and Ultrasound / Ute M. Schaefer-Graf -- 11. Maternal Obesity and Macrosomia / Kinneret Tenenbaum-Gavish and Moshe Hod -- 12. Shoulder Dystocia in Maternal Obesity / Polly Weston, Jo Crofts and Tim Draycott -- 13. Stillbirth and Infant Mortality / Ellen Aagaard Nohr -- 14. Anaesthesia in Maternal Obesity / Ulla Bang and H. Soren Helbo-Hansen -- 15. Macrosomia and Neonatology / Bartolome Bonet -- 16. Childhood Obesity: The Impact of Maternal Obesity on Childhood Obesity / Rebecca M. Reynolds -- 17. Obesity in Pregnancy: Data from the Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Study / Harold David McIntyre, Lynn P. Lowe, Alan R. Dyer and Boyd E. Metzger -- 18. Breastfeeding and Obesity: Impact on Women and Their Children / Tessa Crume and Dana Dabelea -- 19. Pregnancy Following Bariatric Surgery / Isabelle Guelinckx, Roland Devlieger and Greet Vansant-- Index.
Summary: 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Epidemiology of Diabetes and Obesity in Pregnancy / Robert Lindsay --
2. Fertility and Obesity / Ulrik Schiøler Kesmodel --
3. Clinical Consequences of Abnormal Glucose Metabolism / Dorte M. Jensen, Per Glud Ovesen and Patrick Catalano --
4. Clinical Management / Jenny Myers and Michael Maresh --
5. Physical Activity and Pregnancy / Bente Klarlund Pedersen --
6. Miscarriage and Malformations / Montserrat Balsells, Apolonia García-Patterson and Rosa Corcoy --
7. Maternal Obesity and Pregnancy / Michael Conall Dennedy and Fidelma Dunne --
8. Gestational Weight Gain / Christina Anne Vinter --
9. Maternal Diabesity and Developmental Programming in the Offspring / Thomas Harder, Joachim W. Dudenhausen and Andreas Plagemann --
10. Obesity in Pregnancy and Ultrasound / Ute M. Schaefer-Graf --
11. Maternal Obesity and Macrosomia / Kinneret Tenenbaum-Gavish and Moshe Hod --
12. Shoulder Dystocia in Maternal Obesity / Polly Weston, Jo Crofts and Tim Draycott --
13. Stillbirth and Infant Mortality / Ellen Aagaard Nohr --
14. Anaesthesia in Maternal Obesity / Ulla Bang and H. Soren Helbo-Hansen --
15. Macrosomia and Neonatology / Bartolome Bonet --
16. Childhood Obesity: The Impact of Maternal Obesity on Childhood Obesity / Rebecca M. Reynolds --
17. Obesity in Pregnancy: Data from the Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Study / Harold David McIntyre, Lynn P. Lowe, Alan R. Dyer and Boyd E. Metzger --
18. Breastfeeding and Obesity: Impact on Women and Their Children / Tessa Crume and Dana Dabelea --
19. Pregnancy Following Bariatric Surgery / Isabelle Guelinckx, Roland Devlieger and Greet Vansant--
Index.

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.

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