OBESITY IN PREGNANCY

Course overview

OBESITY IN WOMEN IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM THAT ITS EFFECTS ON PREGNANCY ARE OFTEN OVERLOOKED. MATERNAL OBESITY HAS BOTH SHORT AND LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES FOR BOTH THE MOTHER AND HER OFFSPRING. THIS ACTIVITY WILL HIGHLIGHT THE DIFFERENT COMPLICATIONS AND ADVERSE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH OBESITY IN PREGNANCY AND REVIEW THE CURRENT GUIDELINES USED BY THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING THIS CONDITION.