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Weight management before, during and after pregnancy

Public health guideline [PH27] Published: 28 July 2010

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  • Public health need and practice
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  • Appendix A: Membership of the Public Health Interventions Advisory Committee (PHIAC), the NICE project team and external contractors
  • Appendix B: Summary of the methods used to develop this guidance
  • Appendix C: The evidence
  • Appendix D: Gaps in the evidence
  • Appendix E: Supporting documents
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Minor changes since publication

August 2020: The details about recommended physical activity levels in recommendation 2 have been replaced with a link to the UK Chief Medical Officers' physical activity guidelines.

ISBN: 978-1-4731-3846-9