Literature Review and Research Design-Session Long

Running Head : A summary of Literature Review of the Health Effects of Obesity

A summary of Literature Review of the Health Effects of Obesity (Your Name (Your School

A summary of Literature Review of the Health Effects of Obesity

Introduction

Obesity as an epidemic has become a major problem of public health (Wang , 2008 . Obesity is caused by the interaction of both genetic and environmental factors (Qi , 2008

Study 1

Heslehurst et al (2008 , in a study about complications of obesity sought to determine the effect of maternal BMI status on

outcomes of pregnancy with immediate short-term obstetric resource implications The study was a meta-analysis study that aimed to investigate the relationships between maternal obesity and its impact on obstetric care Literature concerning cohort studies of pregnant mothers was searched The pregnant women under study were required to have their anthropometric measurements taken within sixteen weeks gestation followed up during pregnancy with at least 1 obese and 1 group for comparison . The meta-analysis showed that maternal obesity was significantly related to increased odds of instrumental and caesarian deliveries , hemorrhages , infections , longer hospital stay and increased requirement for neonatal care . Maternal obesity had a significant contribution to poor prognosis for mother and baby when delivering and immediately during the post-partum period . The National clinical for managing obese pregnant women and public health should urgently therefore come up with interventions to address health of mothers and their babies

Study 2

Sullivan et al (2008 ) sought to investigate the effect of obesity on...