The FIGO Pregnancy Obesity and Nutrition Initiative (PONI)

Mark Hanson; Chandni Maria Jacob; Moshe Hod; Sarah Louise Killeen; Fionnuala M McAuliffe

doi:10.1002/ijgo.12950

The FIGO Pregnancy Obesity and Nutrition Initiative (PONI)

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2019 Nov;147(2):131-133. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12950.

Authors

Mark Hanson^{1

2

3}, Chandni Maria Jacob^{1

2

3}, Moshe Hod⁴, Sarah Louise Killeen⁵, Fionnuala M McAuliffe⁵

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Developmental Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
² Academic Unit of Human Development and Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
³ NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton and University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
⁴ Rabin Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
⁵ UCD Perinatal Research Centre, School of Medicine, National Maternity Hospital, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

PMID: 31571231
DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.12950

Abstract

The activities of the FIGO Pregnancy Obesity and Nutrition Initiative are aimed at reducing all types of malnutrition in women before, during and after pregnancy.

Keywords: Maternal health; nutrition; obesity; preconception; pregnancy.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Mass Screening / methods*
Obesity / prevention & control*
Pregnancy
Prenatal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena*

Grants and funding

RG/15/17/31749/BHF_/British Heart Foundation/United Kingdom