ReviewObstetric medicine2015
Gestational weight gain and medical outcomes of pregnancy.
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Gestational weight gain outside the Institute of Medicine recommendations and adverse pregnancy outcomes: analysis using individual participant data from randomised trials.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2019Pooled it
- Gestational Weight Gain among Healthy Pregnant Women from Asia in Comparison with Institute of Medicine (IOM) Guidelines-2009: A Systematic Review.Journal of pregnancy · 2019Pooled it
- Effect of diet and physical activity based interventions in pregnancy on gestational weight gain and pregnancy outcomes: meta-analysis of individual participant data from randomised trials.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2017Pooled it
- Excessive Gestational Weight Gain, Independent of Body Mass Index, Is Associated With Child Fat Mass Index at Age 2 Years in the Growing life, Optimizing Wellness Study.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2025Observational
- Self-efficacy as a moderator in the relationship between body image and health behaviors in pregnant women.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Maternal lipids in overweight and obesity: implications for pregnancy outcomes and offspring's body composition.Seminars in immunopathology · 2025Review
- Prenatal weight stigma can affect relationship quality and maternal health outcomes.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
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- Evaluating the application of the 2009 Institute of Medicine gestational weight gain guidelines on pregnant Chinese women.Global health action · 2023Article
- Excessive Gestational Weight Gain and Pregnancy Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- The lived experiences of women exploring a healthy lifestyle, gestational weight gain and physical activity throughout pregnancy.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2022Article
- Exploring weight bias internalization in pregnancy.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- The Relationship between Telomere Length and Gestational Weight Gain: Findings from the Mamma & Bambino Cohort.Biomedicines · 2021Article
- Gestational body weight gain and risk of low birth weight or macrosomia in women of Japan: a nationwide cohort study.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2021Article
- Methodological approaches to imputing early-pregnancy weight based on weight measures collected during pregnancy.BMC medical research methodology · 2021Article
- Are pre-pregnancy weight fluctuations and adherence to prenatal nutrition and exercise recommendations related to excessive gestational weight gain?Journal of behavioral medicine · 2020Article
- Eating Habits, Advice from Family/Friends, and Limited Personal Effort May Increase the Likelihood of Gaining Outside Gestational Weight Gain Recommendations.Maternal and child health journal · 2020Article
- Association between urinary paraben concentrations and gestational weight gain during pregnancy.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2020Article
- Gestational weight gain and gestational diabetes among Emirati and Arab women in the United Arab Emirates: results from the MISC cohort.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2019Article
- The predictive value of weight gain and waist circumference for gestational diabetes mellitus.Turkish journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2019Article
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Abstract
This narrative review discusses gestational weight gain (GWG) and medical outcomes of pregnancy, including metabolic, cardiovascular, respiratory, musculoskeletal and psychiatric systems. Taken as a whole, the available evidence shows that excessive GWG increases the risk of all medical complications of pregnancy, and negatively impacts the long-term health and weight of both mothers and their offspring. Briefly, interventions to encourage appropriate GWG are discussed and readers are directed to resources to facilitate discussion of pregnancy weight.
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