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Background Suboptimum weight gain during pregnancy may carry long term health consequences for the infant or mother. Nutritional imbalances are well recognized as a determinant of gestational weight gain.
Leila Itani +11 more
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies that evaluated low gestational weight gain or weight loss among prepregnancy obesity classes have not determined the amount of gestational weight gain associated with the lowest risk of adverse perinatal outcomes and neonatal
Emilia G. Wilkins, MD, MPH +8 more
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Weight gain is physiologically natural and healthy during pregnancy to support growth and development of the fetus. Maternal obesity is related to a number of adverse outcomes for mother and infant, and the risk of the majority of such complications is amplified by excess gestational weight gain (GWG).
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Prevention and management of excessive gestational weight gain: a survey of overweight and obese pregnant women [PDF]
Background - Excessive gestational weight gain is associated with adverse infant, childhood and maternal outcomes and research to develop interventions to address this issue is ongoing. The views of women on gestational weight gain and the resources they
A Fraser +39 more
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Association between gestational weight gain and birth weight: NISAMI Cohort [PDF]
Objectives: this study aims to evaluate the association between gestational weight gain and the weight of newborns from one municipality in Recôncavo Baiano region. Methods: this is a prospective cohort (NISAMI Cohort), conducted with 185 pregnant women
Jerusa da Mota Santana +3 more
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Gestational weight gain and group prenatal care: A systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Background Group visits for chronic medical conditions in non-pregnant populations have demonstrated successful outcomes including greater weight loss compared to individual visits for weight management.
AA Mamun +51 more
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Offspring subcutaneous adipose markers are sensitive to the timing of maternal gestational weight gain [PDF]
peer-reviewedBackground Excessive maternal weight gain during pregnancy impacts on offspring health. This study focused on the timing of maternal gestational weight gain, using a porcine model with mothers of normal pre-pregnancy weight.
Berry, Donagh +7 more
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Intervention strategies for preventing excessive gestational weight gain: systematic review and meta‐analysis [PDF]
Background Interventions relevant to energy intake to prevent excessive gestational weight gain in pregnant overweight and obese women are important but scarce. This review synthesized healthy eating and physical activity strategies and their effects on
Cullen, Deborah L. +3 more
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Gestational weight gain in overweight and obese women enrolled in a healthy lifestyle and eating habits program [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether changes in lifestyle in women with BMI > 25 could decrease gestational weight gain and unfavorable pregnancy outcomes.
Battistini, N. C +6 more
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Background Previous studies have noted traditional physical, demographic, and obstetrical predictors of inadequate or excess gestational weight gain, but the roles of psychological and behavioral factors are not well established.
Yu Yang Feng +9 more
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