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FIGO Nutrition Checklist in Preconception and Early Pregnancy
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  • Update Date: 24 Feb 2023
  • nutrition
  • pregnancy
  • preconception
  • non-communicable diseases
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This video is adapted from 10.3390/nu14173623

Overweight and obesity (measured using Body Mass Index (BMI)) can lead to complications before pregnancy, such as infertility and polycystic ovarian syndrome, and during pregnancy, such as pregnancy loss, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and higher risk of intervention during delivery. Conditions such as allergies, childhood obesity and congenital anomalies have also been associated with maternal obesity. Women with a history of GDM also have a higher risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as type 2 diabetes in later life. The FIGO Nutrition checklist is a tool clinicians can use to identify nutritionally at-risk women before and during pregnancy.

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Jacob, C.M.; Inskip, H.M.; Lawrence, W.; Mcgrath, C.; Mcauliffe, F.M.; Killeen, S.L.; Divakar, H.; Hanson, M. FIGO Nutrition Checklist in Preconception and Early Pregnancy. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/627 (accessed on 17 January 2026).
Jacob CM, Inskip HM, Lawrence W, Mcgrath C, Mcauliffe FM, Killeen SL, et al. FIGO Nutrition Checklist in Preconception and Early Pregnancy. Encyclopedia. Available at: https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/627. Accessed January 17, 2026.
Jacob, Chandni Maria, Hazel M. Inskip, Wendy Lawrence, Carmel Mcgrath, Fionnuala M. Mcauliffe, Sarah Louise Killeen, Hema Divakar, Mark Hanson. "FIGO Nutrition Checklist in Preconception and Early Pregnancy" Encyclopedia, https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/627 (accessed January 17, 2026).
Jacob, C.M., Inskip, H.M., Lawrence, W., Mcgrath, C., Mcauliffe, F.M., Killeen, S.L., Divakar, H., & Hanson, M. (2023, February 23). FIGO Nutrition Checklist in Preconception and Early Pregnancy. In Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/627
Jacob, Chandni Maria, et al. "FIGO Nutrition Checklist in Preconception and Early Pregnancy." Encyclopedia. Web. 23 February, 2023.
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