Obesity in Pregnancy Guidelines – how they were developed

Obesity In Pregnancy

 

How Obesity in Pregnancy Care Guidelines in the UK were developed.

 Hard work pays off as Committee issues guidelines.

 

Obesity in Pregnancy After a long period of consultation between different members of a multidisciplinary group, care guidelines for obese women in pregnancy have been published by the RCOG.

I have just added my analysis and comment about methods used to develop CMACE & RCOG Guidelines. The value of any guidelines relies on thorough expert collection and analysis of available evidence, particularly in formulating guidance for the care ofwomen with obesity in pregnancy, where research evidence is shaky in many areas. In areas where evidence is sparse, consensus was built using the Delphi method. Go here for my analysis and comment covering the entire guidance

Obesity In Pregnancy