Importance Body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain are increasing globally. In
2009, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) provided specific recommendations regarding the ideal …

The obesity epidemic affects all, including women of reproductive age. One in five women
attending prenatal care in the UK is obese. Prepregnancy obesity is associated with serious …

Abstract Background The association between Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines and
pregnancy outcomes across ethnicities is uncertain. We evaluated the associations of …

Vessel sprouting by migrating tip and proliferating stalk endothelial cells (ECs) is controlled
by genetic signals (such as Notch), but it is unknown whether metabolism also regulates this …

Background: Maternal obesity and excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) are major short-
and long-term risk factors for maternal and fetal complications. Objective: The objective was …

Background Monochorionic twin pregnancies complicated by twin-to-twin transfusion
syndrome are typically treated with fetoscopic laser coagulation. Postoperative …

This systematic review investigates the relationship between maternal obesity and
breastfeeding intention, initiation, intensity, duration and milk supply. A comprehensive …

BACKGROUND After many cycles of weight loss and weight gain, more and more morbidly
obese patients undergo bariatric surgery, like gastric banding or gastric bypass, as the …

This review discusses uterine adenomyosis as a (co-) factor in female subfertility. The
clinical presentation of adenomyosis uteri is reviewed as well as recent developments in …

Context: Lifestyle approaches for preventing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have
produced mixed results. Objective: The aim of the present study was to compare the …