Health behaviours during pregnancy in women with very severe obesity

• Main Authors: Mohd Shukri, Nor Azwani, Duncan, A., Denison, Fiona C., Forbes, S., Walker, Brian R., Norman, Jane E., Reynolds, Rebecca M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) 2015
• Subjects: RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/47552/1/Mohd-Shukri_et_al._Nutrients._2015._7%2810%29._8431-43.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/47552/; http://www.mdpi.com/journal/nutrients

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...