Dear Soumya, The University of Sheffield (ScHARR) conducted a systematic review of this topic in 2010 as part of the work for the proposed NICE guidance on this subject: Systematic review of dietary and/or physical activity interventions for weight management in pregnancy http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/live/11977/47497/47497.pdf It is an excellent 165 page long document and my advice to you would be to read it thoroughly cover to cover, before you post any further questions on the subject to this Group. There was also an accompanying economic modelling report from ScHARR to supplement the evidence review: Weight Management in Pregnancy: Economic Modelling http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/live/11977/47496/47496.pdf Hope you find this useful. Ash Dr Ash Paul Medical Director NHS Bedfordshire 21 Kimbolton Road Bedford MK40 2AW Tel no: 01234897224 Email: [log in to unmask] ________________________________ From: Jim Walker <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Tue, 18 January, 2011 0:54:57 Subject: Re: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW Dear Soumya, I'm no expert on your question, but I want to thank you for sending it. One of the most powerful attributes of this discussion group is the intellectual flexibility and graciousness of almost all its participants; this graciousness enables us to address a remarkably wide range of questions and issues effectively. Best regards. Jim James M. Walker, MD, FACP Chief Health Information Officer Geisinger Health System >>> "Maconochie, Ian K" <[log in to unmask]> 1/17/2011 1:54 PM >>> Dear Soumya I think that this is a web based discussion group not a library service - I may be wrong but I would suggest that you ask nicely a lirbrarian or information technologist to do your work for you! ________________________________ From: Evidence based health (EBH) [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of soumyajit choudhury [[log in to unmask]] Sent: 17 January 2011 18:17 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW Hi, Does dietary management reduces obesity in primiparous/multigravida women? Can you please provide full text of the relevant articles because most of them are abstract only. Regards, Soumya