Body mass index, provider advice, and target gestational weight gain.

Correlation of Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index, Prenatal Weight Gain and Gestational Diabetes – A Case-Control Study

Introduction: Obese and overweight women are more prone to gestational diabetes. Body mass index and weight gain during pregnancy play an important role in pregnancy and is considered as an important indicator of maternal and neonatal health. Because the prevalence of obesity in Yazd is remarkable, we studied the relationship between gestational diabetes with Pre-pregnancy BMI and weight gainin...

Pnm-26: The Association Between Maternal Body Mass Index During First Trimester of Pregnancy with Preeclampsia

Background: Preeclampsia is the most important problems in pregnancy that irreparable complications for mother and fetus has. Maternal body mass index in the first trimester of pregnancy and weight gain during pregnancy is important in pregnancy outcome. This study to determine the association BMI first trimester mothers with preeclampsia have been done Materials and Methods: In this prospectiv...

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

Adequate weight gain in pregnancy: an analysis of its determinants in a cross-sectional study.

INTRODUCTION Prenatal care is considered an important tool for promoting a healthy lifestyle, but has not been studied as a predictor for maternal weight gain during pregnancy, especially in Romania, where evidence about pregnancy and nutrition is scarce. OBJECTIVE This study has aimed to explore the relationship between pre-gestational body mass index (BMI), adequacy of prenatal care and wei...

The risk of emergency cesarean section after failure of vaginal delivery according to prepregnancy body mass index or gestational weight gain by the 2009 Institute of Medicine guidelines

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the risk of emergency cesarean section according to the prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain per the 2009 Institute of Medicine guidelines. METHODS A retrospective analysis of data from 2,765 women with singleton full-term births (2009 to 2012) who attempted a vaginal delivery was conducted. Pregnancies with preeclampsia, chronic hypertension, d...