TY - GEN ID - 3414723 TI - Obesity & pregnancy : an epidemiological and intervention study from a psychosocial perspective PY - 2013 SN - 9789044130508 9044130501 PB - Antwerpen Garant DB - UniCat KW - Diensten [Gezondheids] voor moeders KW - Gezondheidsdiensten voor moeders KW - Gezondheidsdiensten voor moeders en kinderen KW - Gezondheidsdiensten voor zuigelingen en moeders KW - Maternal and child health services KW - Maternal and infant health services KW - Maternal health care KW - Maternal health services KW - Moeders [Gezondheidsdiensten voor ] KW - Mother and child health services KW - Mères -- Soins médicaux KW - Perinatal care KW - Perinatale verzorgingen KW - Services de santé pour les enfants et les mères KW - Services de santé pour les mères KW - Services de santé pour les nourissons et pour les mères KW - Soins périnataux KW - Zwaarlijvigheid KW - Zwangerschap KW - Academic collection KW - 615.7 KW - obesitas KW - epidemiologie KW - zwangerschap KW - psychosociale aspecten KW - zwangerschap (gez) KW - obesitas (gez) KW - Obesitas KW - 614.56 KW - overgewicht KW - Zwangerschap - Bevalling - Zuigelingenzorg KW - Theses KW - Obesity. KW - Pregnancy KW - Complications of pregnancy KW - High-risk pregnancy KW - Pregnancy, Complications of KW - Pregnant women KW - Obstetrical emergencies KW - Adiposity KW - Corpulence KW - Fatness KW - Overweight KW - Body weight KW - Metabolism KW - Nutrition disorders KW - Complications. KW - Diseases KW - Disorders KW - Psychosociale hulpverlening KW - Pathology of the metabolism KW - Gynaecology. Obstetrics KW - Health aspects KW - Obesity KW - Psychosociology KW - Dissertations KW - PHL-Healthcare 13 KW - gynaecologie KW - onderzoeksresultaten KW - Complications UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:3414723 AB - Maternal obesity and excessive gestational weight gain are both important health care issues contributing to increased perinatal complications in the short, medium and long term for both the mother and her infant.The epidemiological and psychological characteristics of maternal obesity and related socio-demographic and obstetrical correlates, provide evidence for a tailored weight management strategy for obese women before, during and after a pregnancy.In this doctoral thesis, we identify socio-demographic, obstetrical and psychological characteristics of maternal obesity, we find evidence for beneficial outcomes of a lifestyle intervention programme in obese pregnant women, and we find support for longer term perinatal complications with postpartum weight retention between the first and second pregnancy.Further development and implementation of preconception programmes based on a bio-psycho-social model that explicitly recognizes the individual needs and interacting lifestyle factors in obese women of reproductive age in order to prevent pre-pregnancy obesity, excessive gestational weight gain and postpartum weight retention is a challenge for the near future. ER -