Health behaviours during pregnancy in women with very severe obesity

The health behaviours of pregnant women with very severe obesity are not known, though these women are at high risk of pregnancy complications. We carried out a prospective case-control study including 148 very severely obese (BMI >40 kg/m2 ) and 93 lean (BMI < 0.05). Women with very severe ob...

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Main Authors: Mohd Shukri, Nor Azwani, Duncan, A., Denison, Fiona C., Forbes, S., Walker, Brian R., Norman, Jane E., Reynolds, Rebecca M.
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author Mohd Shukri, Nor Azwani
Duncan, A.
Denison, Fiona C.
Forbes, S.
Walker, Brian R.
Norman, Jane E.
Reynolds, Rebecca M.
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description The health behaviours of pregnant women with very severe obesity are not known, though these women are at high risk of pregnancy complications. We carried out a prospective case-control study including 148 very severely obese (BMI >40 kg/m2 ) and 93 lean (BMI < 0.05). Women with very severe obesity have low self-reported intakes and circulating levels of essential micronutrients in pregnancy and few follow current recommendations for pregnancy nutrition and lifestyle. These high-risk women represent a group to target for education about health behaviours prior to and during pregnancy.
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spelling iium-475522022-12-09T03:54:37Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/47552/ Health behaviours during pregnancy in women with very severe obesity Mohd Shukri, Nor Azwani Duncan, A. Denison, Fiona C. Forbes, S. Walker, Brian R. Norman, Jane E. Reynolds, Rebecca M. RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine The health behaviours of pregnant women with very severe obesity are not known, though these women are at high risk of pregnancy complications. We carried out a prospective case-control study including 148 very severely obese (BMI >40 kg/m2 ) and 93 lean (BMI < 0.05). Women with very severe obesity have low self-reported intakes and circulating levels of essential micronutrients in pregnancy and few follow current recommendations for pregnancy nutrition and lifestyle. These high-risk women represent a group to target for education about health behaviours prior to and during pregnancy. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/47552/1/Mohd-Shukri_et_al._Nutrients._2015._7%2810%29._8431-43.pdf Mohd Shukri, Nor Azwani and Duncan, A. and Denison, Fiona C. and Forbes, S. and Walker, Brian R. and Norman, Jane E. and Reynolds, Rebecca M. (2015) Health behaviours during pregnancy in women with very severe obesity. Nutrients, 7. pp. 8431-8443. ISSN 2072-6643 http://www.mdpi.com/journal/nutrients doi:10.3390/nu7105403
spellingShingle RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Mohd Shukri, Nor Azwani
Duncan, A.
Denison, Fiona C.
Forbes, S.
Walker, Brian R.
Norman, Jane E.
Reynolds, Rebecca M.
Health behaviours during pregnancy in women with very severe obesity
title Health behaviours during pregnancy in women with very severe obesity
title_full Health behaviours during pregnancy in women with very severe obesity
title_fullStr Health behaviours during pregnancy in women with very severe obesity
title_full_unstemmed Health behaviours during pregnancy in women with very severe obesity
title_short Health behaviours during pregnancy in women with very severe obesity
title_sort health behaviours during pregnancy in women with very severe obesity
topic RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
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