Weight gain in pregnancy and risk of maternal hyperglycemia

Weight gain in pregnancy and risk of maternal hyperglycemia.

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine associations of weight gain from prepregnancy to glycemic screening with glucose tolerance status. STUDY DESIGN Main outcomes were failed glycemic screening (1-hour glucose result >or= 140 mg/dL) with either 1 high value on 3-hour oral glucose tolerance testing (impaired glucose tolerance in pregnancy) or >or= 2 high values on 3-hour oral glu...

Patterns of Maternal Weight Gain During Pregnancy and Birth Weight

Anthropometric parameters are an important indicator of health and nutritional status comprising the whole span of mans life. However, they are not of the same degree of simplicity and sensitivity in assessing the public health status. During recent decades many studies have attempted to examine the relationships of these measurements in order to present simple alternatives for similar purposes...

patterns of maternal weight gain during pregnancy and birth weight

anthropometric parameters are an important indicator of health and nutritional status comprising the whole span of mans life. however, they are not of the same degree of simplicity and sensitivity in assessing the public health status. during recent decades many studies have attempted to examine the relationships of these measurements in order to present simple alternatives for similar purposes...

Gestational Hyperglycemia, Excessive Pregnancy Weight Gain and Risk of Fetal Overgrowth

Pregnancy weight gain and breast cancer risk

BACKGROUND: Elevated pregnancy estrogen levels are associated with increased risk of developing breast cancer in mothers. We studied whether pregnancy weight gain that has been linked to high circulating estrogen levels, affects a mother's breast cancer risk. METHODS: Our cohort consisted of women who were pregnant between 1954-1963 in Helsinki, Finland, 2,089 of which were eligible for the stu...