ArticleInternational journal of obesity (2005)2023
Gestational weight loss and fetal growth in uncomplicated pregnancies among women with obesity: a population-based retrospective cohort study.
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- Promoting resilience in women's weight stigma management (PRISM): A model for enhancing body image resilience.Journal of health psychology · 2026Review
- Maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index, gestational weight gain and epilepsy in the offspring: A population-based cohort study.Epilepsy research · 2026Article
- Gestational weight gain and adverse perinatal outcomes among individuals with gestational diabetes.Communications medicine · 2026Article
- Pregravid Weight Gain Is Associated with an Increased Risk of Gestational Diabetes.Diabetes & metabolism journal · 2025Article
- Risk related to gestational weight loss among individuals with obesity: a population-based cohort study.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2024Article
- Safety of low weight gain or weight loss in pregnancies with class 1, 2, and 3 obesity: a population-based cohort study.Lancet (London, England) · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe impact of gestational weight loss (GWL) on fetal growth among women with obesity remains unclear. This study aimed to examine the association between weight loss during pregnancy among women with body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m
methodsWe conducted a retrospective, population-based cohort study of women with pre-pregnancy obesity that resulted in a singleton live birth in 2012-2017, using birth registry data in Ontario, Canada. Women with pregnancy complications or health conditions which could cause weight loss were excluded. GWL is defined as negative gestational weight change (≤0 kg). The association between GWL and fetal growth was estimated using generalized estimating equation models and restricted cubic spline regression analysis. Stratified analysis was conducted by obesity class (I:30-34.9 kg/m
resultsOf the 52,153 eligible women who entered pregnancy with a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m
conclusionThese findings highlight that GWL in women with obesity may increase the risk of SGA neonates but reduce the risk of LGA neonates. Recommendations of GWL for women with obesity should be interpreted with caution.
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