Commentary: Obesity and Weight Gain in Pregnancy and Postpartum: an Evidence Review of Lifestyle Interventions to Inform Maternal and Child Health Policies

Helen Skouteris¹, Helena J Teede^{1

2

3}, Shakila Thangaratinam⁴, Cate Bailey¹, Jo-Anna Baxter^{5

6}, Heidi J Bergmeier¹, Cheryce Harrison¹, Briony Hill¹, Brian Jack⁷, Laura Jorgensen⁸, Siew Lim¹, Thabo Matsaseng⁹, Cynthia Montanaro¹⁰, Eric Steegers¹¹, Judith Stephenson¹², Hildrun Sundseth¹³, Ana Luiza Vilela Borges¹⁴, Ruth Walker¹, Leanne Redman¹⁵, Jacqueline Boyle¹

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¹ Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University and Monash Health, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
² Monash Partners Advanced Health Research Translation Centre, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
³ Monash Health, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
⁴ Women's Health Research Unit, Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Blizard Institute, London, United Kingdom.
⁵ Centre for Global Child Health, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁶ Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁷ Department of Family Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States.
⁸ Katie's Team, East London, United Kingdom.
⁹ UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
¹⁰ Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health, Guelph, ON, Canada.
¹¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasmus Medical Centre - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
¹² Institute for Women's Health, University College, London, United Kingdom.
¹³ European Institute of Women's Health, Dublin, Ireland.
¹⁴ Public Health Nursing Department, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
¹⁵ Reproductive Endocrinology and Women's Health Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, United States.

PMID: 30972021
PMCID: PMC6443924
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00163

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Commentary: Obesity and Weight Gain in Pregnancy and Postpartum: an Evidence Review of Lifestyle Interventions to Inform Maternal and Child Health Policies

Helen Skouteris et al. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2019.

. 2019 Mar 26:10:163.

doi: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00163. eCollection 2019.

Authors

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¹ Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University and Monash Health, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
² Monash Partners Advanced Health Research Translation Centre, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
³ Monash Health, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
⁴ Women's Health Research Unit, Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Blizard Institute, London, United Kingdom.
⁵ Centre for Global Child Health, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁶ Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁷ Department of Family Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States.
⁸ Katie's Team, East London, United Kingdom.
⁹ UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
¹⁰ Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health, Guelph, ON, Canada.
¹¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasmus Medical Centre - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
¹² Institute for Women's Health, University College, London, United Kingdom.
¹³ European Institute of Women's Health, Dublin, Ireland.
¹⁴ Public Health Nursing Department, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
¹⁵ Reproductive Endocrinology and Women's Health Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, United States.

PMID: 30972021
PMCID: PMC6443924
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00163

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Keywords: gestational weight gain; healthy lifestyle intervention; obesity; postpartum weight retention; preconception body mass index; pregnancy.

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Obesity and Weight Gain in Pregnancy and Postpartum: an Evidence Review of Lifestyle Interventions to Inform Maternal and Child Health Policies.
Farpour-Lambert NJ, Ells LJ, Martinez de Tejada B, Scott C. Farpour-Lambert NJ, et al. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2018 Sep 26;9:546. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2018.00546. eCollection 2018. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2018. PMID: 30319539 Free PMC article. Review.

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