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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2020-08-01
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Series: | Obesity Facts |
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Online Access: | https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/508975 |