ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2018
Influence of weight gain, according to Institute of Medicine 2009 recommendation, on spontaneous preterm delivery in twin pregnancies.
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- Gestational Weight Gain and Its Effects on Maternal and Neonatal Outcome in Women With Twin Pregnancies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Pooled it
- Association of gestational weight gain with adverse pregnancy outcomes across body mass index categories for twins in China.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2026Article
- Effect of gestational weight gain on adverse birth outcomes in twin pregnancies: a prospective cohort study in Chinese women.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Early Gestational Weight Gain and the Risk of Preeclampsia in Dichorionic Twin Pregnancies.American journal of perinatology · 2023Article
- Impact of maternal body mass index and gestational weight gain on maternal and neonatal outcomes in twin pregnancies.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2023Article
- Gestational weight gain adequacy among twin pregnancies in France.Maternal & child nutrition · 2023Article
- Risk Factors for Maternal Body Mass Index and Gestational Weight Gain in Twin Pregnancies.Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2022Article
- Gestational weight gain in twin pregnancies in Korea: application of the 2009 Institute of Medicine recommendations.Obstetrics & gynecology science · 2020Article
- Why Pregnancy Weight Gain Guidelines Need to Differ for Multiple Versus Single Pregnancies.Current nutrition reports · 2020Review
- The effect of gestational weight gain on perinatal outcomes among Chinese twin gestations based on Institute of Medicine guidelines.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2019Article
- Maternal and neonatal outcomes in women with twin pregnancies based on gestational weight gain: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesReview
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Abstract
backgroundsMaternal total weight gain during pregnancy influences adverse obstetric outcomes in singleton pregnancies. However, its impact in twin gestation is less understood. Our objective was to estimate the influence of total maternal weight gain on preterm delivery in twin pregnancies.
methodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study including diamniotic twin pregnancies with spontaneous labor delivered at 28 + 0 weeks or later. We analyzed the influence of total weight gain according to Institute of Medicine (IOM) cut-offs on the development of preterm delivery (both less than 34 and 37 weeks). Outcome were compared between under and normal weight gain and between over and normal weight gain separately using Fisher's exact test with Holm-Bonferroni correction.
resultsOne hundred seventy five women were included in the study and divided into three groups: under (52.0%), normal (41.7%) and overweight gain (6.3%). Normal weight gain was associated with a reduction in the rate of preterm delivery compared to under and over weight gain [less than 34 weeks: under vs. normal OR 4.97 (1.76-14.02), over vs. normal OR 4.53 (0.89-23.08); less than 37 weeks: OR 3.16 (1.66-6.04) and 6.51 (1.30-32.49), respectively].
conclusionsNormal weight gain reduces spontaneous preterm delivery compared to over and underweight gain.
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