Assessment of weight gain during pregnancy in general prenatal care services in Brazil Avaliação de ganho ponderal intra-gestacional em serviços de assistência pré-natal no Brasil

Obesity is an emerging major health risk for women around the world. In this regard, little attention has been given to pregnancy, a moment of risk not only for major weight gain in these women, but also for macrosomia in their offspring. The objective of this study is to evaluate weight gain during...

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Main Authors: Luciana Bertoldi Nucci, Bruce Bartholow Duncan, Sotero Serrate Mengue, Leandro Branchtein, Maria Inês Schmidt, Eni Teresinha Fleck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2001-12-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2001000600020