Gestational weight gain across continents and ethnicity: systematic review and meta-analysis of maternal and infant outcomes in more than one million women

Abstract Background The association between Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines and pregnancy outcomes across ethnicities is uncertain. We evaluated the associations of gestational weight gain (GWG) outside 2009 IOM guidelines, with maternal and infant outcomes across the USA, western Europe and...

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Main Authors: Rebecca F. Goldstein, Sally K. Abell, Sanjeeva Ranasinha, Marie L. Misso, Jacqueline A. Boyle, Cheryce L. Harrison, Mary Helen Black, Nan Li, Gang Hu, Francesco Corrado, Hanne Hegaard, Young Ju Kim, Margaretha Haugen, Won O. Song, Min Hyoung Kim, Annick Bogaerts, Roland Devlieger, Judith H. Chung, Helena J. Teede
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-018-1128-1