ReviewEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2014
Body composition changes in pregnancy: measurement, predictors and outcomes.
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90 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 156 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Association of body composition in early pregnancy with gestational diabetes mellitus: A meta-analysis.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- Becoming a parent: A systematic review and meta-analysis of changes in BMI, diet, and physical activity.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2020Pooled it
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- Determinants of the Maternal 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Response to Vitamin D Supplementation During Pregnancy.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2016Trial
- Effects of an antenatal dietary intervention on maternal anthropometric measures in pregnant women with obesity.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2015Trial
- Prenatal adipose tissue estimation using early second trimester anthropometry.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Article
- Validation of digital anthropometric measurements during pregnancy: a longitudinal study.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Article
- Body Water During Pregnancy: Physiology, Clinical Significance and Assessment Methods: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Relationship between Maternal Body Composition during Pregnancy and Newborn Birth Weight in Japan.JMA journal · 2026Article
- Glucose metabolism, lipid metabolism, and body composition of pregnant women personalized nutritional management based on pre-pregnancy BMI and percent body fat.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- The Association Between Maternal Adiposity and Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration: Evidence from the Southampton Women's Survey.Maternal and child health journal · 2026Article
- Early-pregnancy BMI-derived adiposity change rate and gestational diabetes mellitus risk: modification by a fatty liver index-defined hepatic-metabolic phenotype.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Association between postpartum depression and maternal skeletal muscle mass evaluated using bioelectrical impedance analysis: a prospective cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Relationship between maternal body composition changes and heavy for date infants in pregnant women with diabetes.Journal of diabetes investigation · 2025Article
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Abstract
Prevalence of overweight and obesity has risen in the United States over the past few decades. Concurrent with this rise in obesity has been an increase in pregravid body mass index and gestational weight gain affecting maternal body composition changes in pregnancy. During pregnancy, many of the assumptions inherent in body composition estimation are violated, particularly the hydration of fat-free mass, and available methods are unable to disentangle maternal composition from fetus and supporting tissues; therefore, estimates of maternal body composition during pregnancy are prone to error. Here we review commonly used and available methods for assessing body composition changes in pregnancy, including: (1) anthropometry, (2) total body water, (3) densitometry, (4) imaging, (5) dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, (6) bioelectrical impedance and (7) ultrasound. Several of these methods can measure regional changes in adipose tissue; however, most of these methods provide only whole-body estimates of fat and fat-free mass. Consideration is given to factors that may influence changes in maternal body composition, as well as long-term maternal and offspring outcomes. Finally, we provide recommendations for future research in this area.
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