Gestational Weight Gain to Promote Optimal Outcomes

Optimal gestational weight gain ranges for the avoidance of adverse birth weight outcomes: a novel approach.

BACKGROUND Gestational weight gain (GWG) has been shown to be directly associated with birth weight. OBJECTIVE We aimed to define ranges for optimal GWG with respect to the risk of either small- or large-for-gestational-age offspring by using a new statistical approach. DESIGN For the purpose of an observational study, data on n = 177,079 mature singleton deliveries in Bavaria between 2004 ...

Risk of high gestational weight gain on adverse pregnancy outcomes

Background/Aims: Excessive gestational weight gain was known to be associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. It increased the complications during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum period. Nevertheless, there are studies reporting the incompliance of pregnant women with recommendations of weight gain. The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of high gestational weight gai...

Gestational Weight Gain in Japanese Women With Favorable Perinatal Outcomes

BACKGROUND We examined the optimal gestational weight gain (GWG) in the healthy Japanese women with favorable perinatal outcomes of singleton pregnancy. METHODS We calculated the average GWG in the women whose height was 150 - 164 cm with favorable perinatal outcomes set for this study. The women were categorized to underweight, normal, overweight and obese based on the pre-pregnancy body mas...

Low Gestational Weight Gain in Obese Women and Pregnancy Outcomes

Obesity during pregnancy and excessive weight gain during this period are associated with several maternal-fetal and neonatal complications. Moreover, a significant percentage of women have weight retention in the postpartum period, especially those with excessive weight gain during pregnancy. The recommendations of the 2009 Institute of Medicine were based on observational studies that have co...

The Association Between Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index and Gestational Weight Gain on Pregnancy Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study