Normal Gestational Weight Gain Protects From Large-for-Gestational-Age Birth Among Women With Obesity and Gestational Diabetes

• Main Authors: Sanna Mustaniemi (Author), Hilkka Nikkinen (Author), Aini Bloigu (Author), Anneli Pouta (Author), Risto Kaaja (Author), Johan G. Eriksson (Author), Hannele Laivuori (Author), Mika Gissler (Author), Eero Kajantie (Author), Marja Vääräsmäki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Pre-pregnancy obesity, excess gestational weight gain (GWG), and gestational diabetes (GDM) increase fetal growth. Our aim was to assess whether normal GWG is associated with lower risk for a large-for-gestational-age (LGA; over the 90th percentile of birth weight for sex and gestational...