ArticleMaternal and child health journal2013
Maternal pre-pregnancy weight and gestational weight gain and their association with birthweight with a focus on racial differences.
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- Mid-pregnancy weight gain is associated with offspring adiposity outcomes in early childhood.Pediatric research · 2021Article
- Racial differences in contribution of prepregnancy obesity and excessive gestational weight gain to large-for-gestational-age neonates.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2020Article
- Racial/ethnic variations in gestational weight gain: a population-based study in Ontario.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2019Article
- Maternal traditional dietary pattern and antiretroviral treatment exposure are associated with neonatal size and adiposity in urban, black South Africans.The British journal of nutrition · 2018Article
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- Physical activity during pregnancy and infant's birth weight: results from the 3D Birth Cohort.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2017Article
- Adequacy of Prenatal Care and Gestational Weight Gain.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2016Article
- Interrupting Intergenerational Cycles of Maternal Obesity.Nestle Nutrition Institute workshop series · 2016Review
- Gestational Weight Gain Through a Health Literacy Lens: A Scoping Review.The Journal of perinatal education · 2016Article
- Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Inadequate Gestational Weight Gain Differ by Pre-pregnancy Weight.Maternal and child health journal · 2015Article
- Prevalence and characteristics associated with gestational weight gain adequacy.Obstetrics and gynecology · 2015Article
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Abstract
Our objectives were to examine the interaction between maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) and their association with birthweight, with a focus on racial differences. We used birth certificate data from live singleton births of South Carolina resident mothers, who self-reported their race as non-Hispanic white (NHW, n = 140, 128) or non-Hispanic black (NHB, n = 82,492) and who delivered at 34-44 weeks of gestation between 2004 and 2008 to conduct a cross-sectional study. Linear regression was used to examine the relationship between our exposures (i.e., race, BMI and GWG) and our outcome birthweight. Based on 2009 Institute of Medicine guidelines, the prevalence of adequate, inadequate and excessive GWG was 27.1, 24.2 and 48.7%, respectively, in NHW women and 24.2, 34.8 and 41.0%, respectively, in NHB women. Adjusting for infant sex, gestational age, maternal age, tobacco use, education, prenatal care, and Medicaid, the difference in birthweight between excessive and adequate GWG at a maternal BMI of 30 kg/m(2) was 118 g (95% CI: 109, 127) in NHW women and 101 g (95% CI: 91, 111) in NHB women. Moreover, excessive versus adequate GWG conveyed similar protection from having a small for gestational age infant in NHW [OR = 0.64 (95% CI 0.61, 0.67)] and NHB women [OR = 0.68 (95% CI: 0.65, 0.72)]. In conclusion, we report a strong association between excessive GWG and higher infant birthweight across maternal BMI classes in NHW and NHB women. Given the high prevalence of excessive GWG even a small increase in birthweight may have considerable implications at the population level.
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