Obesity During Pregnancy in Clinical Practice

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Nicholson, Wanda (Editor), Baptiste-Roberts, Kesha (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Obstetrics.; Maternal and child health services.; Internal medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Medicine/Public Health, general.; Obstetrics/Perinatology.; Maternal and Child Health.; Internal Medicine.
• Physical Description: XV, 356 p. 18 illus., 6 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9781447128311

Obesity During Pregnancy in Clinical Practice highlights the medical evidence on obesity in the postpartum and interconception period, arming clinicians with the knowledge necessary to communicate with their patients on the effect of these changes on diabetes, cardio vascular disease and certain cancers.   Obesity During Pregnancy in Clinical Practice provides concise and understandable summaries of the evidence-based, theory-driven lifestyle interventions that have been shown to be effective for weight loss and modifying the risk of developing diabetes and obesity.