Advances in Obesity Prevention and Weight Management during Pregnancy
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (17 February 2023) | Viewed by 5642
Special Issue Editors
Interests: pregnancy; exercise; obesity; weight bias; women’s health
Interests: maternal health; exercise; DOHaD; intergenerational cycles; placenta
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Obesity is a complex disease and remains highly prevalent around the world. As a result, more women of reproductive age are at risk of experiencing obesity during the preconception, prenatal, and postpartum period. Obesity during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for perinatal complications and downstream childhood obesity. As a result, effective interventions to prevent obesity and manage weight during the reproductive years are necessary. Specifically, we want to understand practical weight management approaches that can be offered before and during pregnancy, to promote appropriate gestational weight gain, and/or to reduce postpartum weight retention. Original articles, short reports, reviews, protocols, and commentaries that address prevention of obesity or weight management in the reproductive years, and the effect on maternal and child outcomes, will be included in this Special Issue. In addition, individuals living with obesity are at risk of experiencing weight bias in various social settings, and this also exacerbates negative physical and mental health outcomes. Weight bias refers to negative societal misconceptions and views associated with excess body weight, leading to unfair treatment and inequities. Limited research has been published focusing on weight bias during the reproductive years. This Special Issue seeks to include interventions and initiatives that have focused on or integrated weight bias prevention strategies during the reproductive years.
This Special Issue will include original articles, short reports, reviews, protocols, and commentaries that address advances in obesity prevention and weight management, specifically among women and children. In particular, research that addresses obesity prevention and weight management during the reproductive years (preconception, pregnancy, postpartum) and downstream maternal and child outcomes will be showcased. Prevention and weight management approaches may include lifestyle-based interventions, psychological therapies, medication advancements, health education initiatives, and a combination of approaches. In addition, research that integrates understanding and preventing weight bias experienced during the reproductive years will also be highlighted.
Dr. Taniya Singh Nagpal
Prof. Dr. Kristi Adamo
Dr. Danilo Fernandes da Silva
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Pregnancy
- Preconception
- Postpartum
- Obesity
- Children
- Newborn
- Health promotion
