Reappraisal of Gestational Weight Gain Recommendations in Obese Pregnant Women: A Population-Based Study of 337,590 Births

Background and Objective: Maternal obesity is an epidemic health problem that is aggravated by excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) and postpartum weight retention. Current US Institute of Medicine (now US National Academy of Medicine) guidelines (2009) for GWG need to be evaluated against the cu...

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Main Authors: Roland Devlieger, Lieveke Ameye, Tinne Nuyts, Régine Goemaes, Annick Bogaerts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2020-08-01
Series:Obesity Facts
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/508975