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Association between maternal weight gain and birth weight

Line Rode, Hanne K Hegaard, Hanne Kjaergaard, Lars F Møller, Ann Tabor, Bent Ottesen

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    Abstract

    To investigate the association between maternal weight gain and birth weight less than 3,000 g and greater than or equal to 4,000 g in underweight (body mass index [BMI] less than 19.8 kg/m(2)), normal weight (BMI 19.8-26.0 kg/m(2)), overweight (BMI 26.1-29.0 kg/m(2)), and obese (BMI greater than 29.0 kg/m(2)) women, with emphasis on the use of the American Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommendations in Denmark.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalObstetrics and Gynecology
    Volume109
    Issue number6
    Pages (from-to)1309-15
    Number of pages7
    ISSN0029-7844
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2007

    Keywords

    • Adult
    • Birth Weight
    • Body Mass Index
    • Confidence Intervals
    • Denmark
    • Female
    • Gestational Age
    • Humans
    • Infant, Newborn
    • Life Style
    • Logistic Models
    • Male
    • Maternal Age
    • Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
    • Obesity
    • Odds Ratio
    • Parity
    • Pregnancy
    • Pregnancy Outcome
    • Risk Factors
    • Thinness
    • Weight Gain

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