The obesity epidemic is adversely affecting reproductive health compromising both the mother and the fetus. Written by international experts this practical guide for health professionals is an invaluable resource for dealing with obese pregnant women. It not only covers specific pregnancy issues but also weight loss strategies. Topics covered are: Core issues, Obesity and reproduction, Preconceptual, antenatal and postnatal care and Surgery and anaesthesia (See contents list below for more detail)

About the editors:
Margaret Rees is a Reader in Reproductive Medicine, and Honorary Consultant in Medical Gynaecology at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, UK. Her co-editors are Mahantesh Karoshi, a Specialist Registrar in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Frimley Park Foundation Hospital NHS Trust, Surrey, UK and Louis Keith, a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, and Attending Physician, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Prentice Women's Hospital and Maternity Center, Chicago, in the USA