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Correlation between Pregnancy Related Weight Gain, Postpartum Weight loss and Obesity: a Prospective Study.
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- Body composition changes in the postpartum: a systematic review on measurements and predictors.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Pooled it
- A Postpartum Weight Loss-focused Stepped-care Intervention in a Military Population: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2023Trial
- Current Concepts in Pathogenesis and Conservative Management of Supraspinous Tendinopathies Using Shockwave Therapy-A Narrative Review of the Literature.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- On the use of the term "real risk".Risk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis · 2025Article
- Preliminary study of Kinesio Taping in rectus abdominis diastasis treatment and abdominal circumference improvement in postpartum women: a retrospective study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Impact of Resistance and Endurance Training on Ghrelin and Plasma Leptin Levels in Overweight and Obese Subjects.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- The relationship of pre-pregnancy body mass index with maternal anthropometric indices, weight retention and the baby's weight and nutrition in the first 6 months post-partum.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with underweight among 15-49-year-old women in Sierra Leone: a secondary data analysis of Sierra Leone demographic health survey of 2019.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- Obesogenic diet in mice compromises maternal metabolic physiology and lactation ability leading to reductions in neonatal viability.Acta physiologica (Oxford, England) · 2022Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with underweight, overweight and obesity among 15-49-year-old men and women in Timor-Leste.PloS one · 2022Article
- Diastasis recti in the Beninese population: Cross-sectional study from normal values to diagnosis.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2022Article
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Abstract
Weight gain during pregnancy can be a real risk factor for long-term obesity which has implications in all areas of medicine. This study is designed to assess pregnancy-related weight gain and postpartum weight loss, to identify a possible correlation between weight gain during pregnancy and the risk of obesity in the late postpartum period. The batch comprised 306 women, hospitalized in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Section of the "Nicolae Malaxa" Clinical Hospital between June - November 2017. During this study, we assessed the weight status using the Weight, Body Mass Index, Height, and Abdominal Circumference. These parameters were clinically assessed in three periods pre-pregnancy, early postpartum period, late postpartum period. We also collected data on the evolution of the pregnancy using the anamnesis and the personal pregnancy monitoring sheet. Pregnancy and postpartum period represent a key moment in women's lives in which the risk of obesity is real. Understanding women experiences with weight changes during pregnancy and postpartum period can improve the management of losing weight following pregnancy, avoid long-term weight gain and so reduce the risk for obesity. Also, the correct management of obesity should include the assessment of somatic disorders that may cause major dysfunction, requiring complex rehabilitation programs.
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