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Addressing cultural, racial and ethnic discrepancies in guideline discordant gestational weight gain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Preventing Excessive Gestational Weight Gain During Consecutive Pregnancies: Findings from an mHealth Intervention.Maternal and child health journal · 2026Trial
- An interim analysis of a gestational weight gain intervention in military personnel and other TRICARE beneficiaries.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2022Trial
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- A retrospective analysis of BMI/TP ratio and its predictive role in gestational hypertension outcomes.Medicine · 2025Observational
- Latinas and Maternal and Child Health: Research, Policy, and Representation.Maternal and child health journal · 2025Review
- Evaluating the application of the 2009 Institute of Medicine gestational weight gain guidelines on pregnant Chinese women.Global health action · 2023Article
- Perceptions of Health Needs among Venezuelan Women Crossing the Border in Northern Chile during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Maternal region of origin and Small for gestational age: a cross-sectional analysis of Victorian perinatal data.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Comparative risks and predictors of preeclamptic pregnancy in the Eastern, Western and developing world.Biochemical pharmacology · 2020Review
- Gestational weight gain in twin pregnancies in Korea: application of the 2009 Institute of Medicine recommendations.Obstetrics & gynecology science · 2020Article
- Optimal Gestational Weight Gain for Tibetans Based on Prepregnancy Body Mass Index.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- The Current Understanding of Gestational Weight Gain Among Women with Obesity and the Need for Future Research.NAM perspectives · 2020Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo systematically review the literature and describe the discrepancies in achieving the 2009 Institute of Medicine (IOM) gestational weight gain (GWG) guidelines across cultures.
methodsTen databases were searched from inception to April 2018. Observational cohort studies were included that examined adult women; reported on a measure of culture; compared cultural groups, and reported on GWG. Articles were broken down into papers that used the current 2009 IOM GWG guidelines and those that used others. A meta-analysis was conducted for studies using the 2009 guidelines examining the prevalence of discordant GWG across cultural groups.
resultsThe review included 86 studies. Overall, 69% of women experienced discordant GWG irrespective of culture. White women experienced excessive GWG most often, and significantly more than Asian and Hispanic women; Black women had a higher prevalence of excessive GWG than Hispanic and Asian women; however, this difference was not significant.
conclusionsThe majority of women experience excessive GWG, with White women experiencing this most often. Culturally diverse GWG guidelines are needed to individualize antenatal care and promote optimal maternal-fetal health outcomes across cultural groups.
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