Download or read book Obesity During Pregnancy in Clinical Practice written by Wanda Nicholson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book summarizes the effects of overweight/obesity in the childbearing years that can be effectively communicated to patients by their providers in a busy practice setting, and provides concise and understandable summaries of the evidence-based, theory-driven lifestyle interventions that have been shown to be effective for weight loss and modifying the risk of developing diabetes and obesity.