Precision Interventions Targeting the Maternal Metabolic Milieu for Healthy Pregnancies in Obesity.

Purpose Of Review: Entering pregnancy with obesity increases the risk of adverse health outcomes for parent and child. As such, research interventions are largely focused on limiting excess gestational weight gain during pregnancy, especially in those with obesity. Yet, while many lifestyle interventions are successful in reducing GWG, few affect pregnancy outcomes.

The consistency of circadian blood pressure and heart rate patterns over three months in women employed in sedentary office jobs.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the consistency of the circadian patterns of blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) variation over a three-month time frame in women employed outside the home.

Methods: The subjects were 157 healthy women of varying ethnicity (age = 38.2 ± 8.