Interventions During Pregnancy Reduce Excessive Gestational Weight Gain but Yield Unexpected Effects on Neonatal Body Composition

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

Interventions during pregnancy to reduce excessive gestational weight gain: a systematic review assessing current clinical evidence using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system.

BACKGROUND   Excessive weight gain during pregnancy is common in developed countries and increases the risk of complications during pregnancy, delivery and the postpartum period, which can affect both maternal and fetal outcome. Interventions to reduce excessive gestational weight gain have previously not been systematically evaluated using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Developmen...

Correlates of absolute and excessive weight gain during pregnancy.

OBJECTIVE Factors associated with weight gain during pregnancy that may be linked to maternal overweight and obesity were examined. METHODS In this observational study, 144 women reported on demographics, (prepregnancy) body weight, and lifestyles in self-reported questionnaires at 30 weeks gestation. Body weight at the end of pregnancy (self-reported at 6 weeks postpartum) was used to determ...

[Prepregnancy overweight is associated with excessive weight gain during pregnancy].

PURPOSE To evaluate the adequacy of gestational weight gain and to determine its association with maternal socioeconomic, demographic and nutritional factors and health care, to estimate the prevalence of low birth weight, macrosomia, preterm birth and cesarean delivery and to identify the association of these outcomes with the adequacy of weight gain. METHODS A cross-sectional study was perf...

Misperceived pre-pregnancy body weight status predicts excessive gestational weight gain: findings from a US cohort study

BACKGROUND Excessive gestational weight gain promotes poor maternal and child health outcomes. Weight misperception is associated with weight gain in non-pregnant women, but no data exist during pregnancy. The purpose of this study was to examine the association of misperceived pre-pregnancy body weight status with excessive gestational weight gain. METHODS At study enrollment, participants i...