Gestational weight gain outside the Institute of Medicine recommendations and adverse pregnancy outcomes: analysis using individual participant data from randomised trials

• Main Authors: Ewelina Rogozińska (Author), Javier Zamora (Author), Nadine Marlin (Author), Ana Pilar Betrán (Author), Arne Astrup (Author), Annick Bogaerts (Author), Jose G. Cecatti (Author), Jodie M. Dodd (Author), Fabio Facchinetti (Author), Nina R. W. Geiker (Author), Lene A. H. Haakstad (Author), Hans Hauner (Author), Dorte M. Jensen (Author), Tarja I. Kinnunen (Author), Ben W. J. Mol (Author), Julie Owens (Author), Suzanne Phelan (Author), Kristina M. Renault (Author), Kjell Å. Salvesen (Author), Alexis Shub (Author), Fernanda G. Surita (Author), Signe N. Stafne (Author), Helena Teede (Author), Mireille N. M. van Poppel (Author), Christina A. Vinter (Author), Khalid S. Khan (Author), Shakila Thangaratinam (Author), for the International Weight Management in Pregnancy (i-WIP) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background High Body Mass Index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) affect an increasing number of pregnancies. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has issued recommendations on the optimal GWG for women according to their pre-pregnancy BMI (healthy, overweight or obese). It has been shown...