… Annette L Briley, RM Annette L Briley … Annette L Briley assisted with recruitment and
data collection. Rosalind Lee and Kiran Parmar did the laboratory analyses. …

… , and AL Briley designed the study, promoted it, and sought ethical approval. FJ Kelly gave
scientific advice. AL Briley … FJ Kelly and AL Briley declare that they have no conflict of interest. …

Background Behavioural interventions might improve clinical outcomes in pregnant women
who are obese. We aimed to investigate whether a complex intervention addressing diet and …

Prospective contemporaneous data on the outcome of pregnancies in women with chronic
hypertension are sparse. Indices of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality were …

Background Progesterone is essential for the maintenance of pregnancy. However, whether
progesterone supplementation in the first trimester of pregnancy would increase the rate of …

Background Complex interventions in obese pregnant women should be theoretically based,
feasible and shown to demonstrate anticipated behavioural change prior to inception of …

OBJECTIVE: We sought to investigate pregnancy outcome and biomarkers of oxidative stress
in nulliparous obese pregnant women. STUDY DESIGN: Pregnancy outcome and blood …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess recurrence rates of preeclampsia and
neonatal outcomes in women with a history of preeclampsia that required preterm delivery. …

Aims/hypothesis Antenatal obesity and associated gestational diabetes (GDM) are increasing
worldwide. While pre-existing insulin resistance is implicated in GDM in obese women, the …

Objectives: Randomised controlled trials are required to address causality in the reported
associations between maternal influences and offspring adiposity. The aim of this study was to …