Assessment of weight gain during pregnancy in general prenatal care services in Brazil

• Main Authors: Nucci Luciana Bertoldi (Author), Duncan Bruce Bartholow (Author), Mengue Sotero Serrate (Author), Branchtein Leandro (Author), Schmidt Maria Inês (Author), Fleck Eni Teresinha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...