ReviewGlobal advances in health and medicine2016
Factors Associated With Excessive Gestational Weight Gain: Review of Current Literature.
Review in Global advances in health and medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07792837 (Feasibility and Preliminary Effects of an Online Intuitive Eating Intervention on Gestational Weight Gain and Well-Being in Pregnant Women), which is not on this map. Cited by 51 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Feasibility and Preliminary Effects of an Online Intuitive Eating Intervention on Gestational Weight Gain and Well-Being in Pregnant Women
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51 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 96 citations in OpenAlex.
- Physical activity during pregnancy and gestational weight gain depending on pre-pregnancy body mass index: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Pooled it
- A randomized digital behavioral intervention for prenatal and postpartum weight outcomes in women with overweight or obesity: the GROWell trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Trial
- An interim analysis of a gestational weight gain intervention in military personnel and other TRICARE beneficiaries.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2022Trial
- Prenatal Counseling throughout Pregnancy: Effects on Physical Activity Level, Perceived Barriers, and Perinatal Health Outcomes: A Quasi-Experimental Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- The Type of Dietary Fat in an Isocaloric Breakfast Meal Does Not Modify Postprandial Metabolism in Overweight/Obese Pregnant Women.Nutrients · 2019Trial
- Impact of an Antenatal Family-based Behavioral Treatment with a Nutrition and Exercise Lifestyle Intervention Program on Infant Weight-for-length at Birth.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- Maternal age and parity influences on health outcomes: a multivariable regression analysis of mothers and infants.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Associations of Sociodemographic Factors With Clusters of Obesity-Risk Behaviours Among Pregnant Women in Australia.The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology · 2025Article
- Adolescent Risk Factors for Adult Pre-Pregnancy Obesity and High Gestational Weight Gain: A Longitudinal Study.Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology · 2025Article
- The Impact of Excessive Gestational Weight Gain on Adverse Perinatal Outcomes: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and gestational weight gain: a multi-center prospective cohort study.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2024Article
- Incidence of excessive gestational weight gain among overweight and obese women.Obstetrics & gynecology science · 2024Article
- Gestational weight trajectory and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes among women with gestational diabetes mellitus: A retrospective cohort study.Maternal & child nutrition · 2024Article
- Association of child weight with attendance at a healthy lifestyle service among women with obesity during pregnancy.Maternal & child nutrition · 2024Article
- Socioeconomic and clinical factors associated with excessive gestational weight gain.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2024Article
- Recent Insights and Recommendations for Preventing Excessive Gestational Weight Gain.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Trends in Gestational Weight Gain in Louisiana, March 2019 to March 2022.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- My Baby, My Move+: feasibility of a community prenatal wellbeing intervention.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2023Article
- Development and validation of a screening questionnaire for early identification of pregnant women at risk for excessive gestational weight gain.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- The Association of Avoidance Coping with Gestational Weight Gain among Pregnant Black Women.Western journal of nursing research · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundExcessive gestational weight gain (EGWG) places women at increased risk for complications during pregnancy and also increases the likelihood that they will remain overweight after pregnancy. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has recommended weight gain guidelines based on pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), but evidence-based strategies to achieve these goals are limited.
objectiveThis review discusses factors associated with EGWG with the goal of identifying targets for future intervention.
methodsA search was performed using the PubMed database to identify all English-language papers published between 1995 and 2014 related to excessive weight gain in pregnancy. Papers were grouped by theme: preconception BMI, sociodemographics, diet and exercise, psychosocial characteristics, and type of prenatal care.
resultsStudies found that women who were overweight or obese at the time of conception were at higher risk of EGWG and that increased physical activity protected against EGWG. Studies on diet and sociodemographic characteristics were inconclusive. Psychological factors, specifically accurate perceptions of BMI, also appear to play a role in EGWG. Limited studies on methods of prenatal care delivery did not show improvement of weight parameters with group compared to one-on-one visits.
conclusionPre-pregnancy BMI is most strongly associated with EGWG, indicating that healthy weight habits throughout adult life may be especially important in periods of expected weight change, such as pregnancy. To decrease EGWG, providers should focus on improving pre-conception BMI through appropriate counseling on healthy eating and increased physical activity as well as encouraging pregnant women to continue moderate exercise during pregnancy when appropriate.
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