The present study is a secondary analysis of the ROLO study, a randomised control trial of a low-glycaemic index (GI) diet in pregnancy to prevent the recurrence of fetal macrosomia. The objectives of the present study were to identify which women are most likely to respond to a low-GI dietary intervention in pregnancy with respect to three outcome measures: birth weight; maternal glucose intol...

BACKGROUND Pregnancy is characterised by large weight gain over a short period, and often a notable change in mode of transportation. This makes pregnancy suitable for examining the plausible, but in the scientific literature still unclear, association between active transportation and weight gain. We hypothesize that women continuing an active mode of transportation to work or school from pre-...

background: low birth weight considered as an important indicator of health of each country and identifying of its causative factors is necessary. the aim of present study was to determine the relationship between the biological, psychological-cognitive and social - cultural characteristics of parents and infant’s birth weight in isfahan province. methods: in this study 910 recently delivered m...

During pregnancy maternal, body needs enough energy and nutrients to meet the requirement for growth of the fetus and increased body demands of the mother. Malnutrition during pregnancy causes intra-uterine growth retardation and low birth weight deliveries. The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of maternal energy and protein intake on the pregnancy outcome. One hundred and ...

BACKGROUND Gestational weight gain is an important factor that supports optimal outcome for mothers and their infant. Whereas women who do not gain enough weight during pregnancy have a risk of bearing a baby with low birth weight, those who gain excessive weight are at increased risk of preeclampsia and gestational diabetes. Nonetheless, data on gestational weight gain and its determinants are...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: abnormal weight gain during pregnancy increases the adverse health outcomes during the pregnancy, delivery, and the postpartum period. most of the pregnant women develop weight gain more than the recommended limits; therefore, interventions to manage such disproportionate weight gain are needed. in this paper, the design of the maternal ...

OBJECTIVE To verify whether body mass index (BMI) classification proposed by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) is valid in Japanese women. METHOD A study was conducted in 97,157 women with singleton pregnancies registered in the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (JSOG) Successive Pregnancy Birth Registry System between January 2013 and December 2013, to examine pregnancy outcomes in fo...

AIMS To evaluate fetal growth in relation to gestational weight gain in women with Type 2 diabetes. METHODS A retrospective cohort study of 142 consecutive pregnancies in 28 women of normal weight, 39 overweight women and 75 obese women with Type 2 diabetes (pre-pregnancy BMI < 25, 25-29.9, ≥ 30 kg/m2, respectively). Gestational weight gain was categorized as excessive (exceeding the US Insti...

BACKGROUND The timing of maternal weight change in pregnancy may be an important determinant of the newborn's size. OBJECTIVE The purpose was to identify effects of maternal weight change by trimester on newborn size, under the hypothesis that low weight gain early in pregnancy predicts proportionately smaller newborns. DESIGN Women planning to become pregnant were followed by clinic visits...