RT Book, Section
A1 Cunningham, F. Gary
A1 Leveno, Kenneth J.
A1 Dashe, Jodi S.
A1 Hoffman, Barbara L.
A1 Spong, Catherine Y.
A1 Casey, Brian M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1190767712
T1 Obesity
T2 Williams Obstetrics, 26e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260462739
LK obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1190767712
RD 2024/04/18
AB Extensive  weight  gain  is  a  major  health  problem  today  in  many  affluent  societies.  The  Centers  for  Disease  Control  and  Prevention  (CDC)  (2020)  reported  the  prevalence  in  the  United  States  during  2017  to  2018  to  be  42  percent  among  all  adults.  The  adverse  health  aspects  of  obesity  are  staggering  and  include  increased  risks  for  type  2  diabetes,  heart  disease,  hypertension,  and  osteoarthritis.  Importantly,  obese  women  and  their  fetuses  are  predisposed  to  numerous  pregnancy-related  complications  and  to  long-term  morbidity  and  mortality.