Guidelines for the management of pregnant women with obesity: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Multiple clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) have been established for pregnant women with obesity. The quality and consistency of recommendations remain unknown. The objective of this study is to conduct a systematic review to synthesize and appraise evidence from CPGs, available worldwide, for pregnant women affected by obesity. An experienced information specialist performed a rigorous search of the literature, searching MEDLINE, Embase, grey literature, and guideline registries to locate CPGs that reported on pregnancy care relating to obesity. CPGs related to antenatal care of pregnant women with obesity (pre-pregnancy body mass index [BMI] ≥ 30 kg/m² ) in low-risk (eg, care provider = family physician or midwife) or high-risk settings (eg, obstetrician or maternal fetal me

SUBMITTER: Simon A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7064940 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature