Determinants of weight gain in pregnant women attending a public prenatal care facility in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a prospective study, 2005-2007 Determinantes da evolução ponderal em gestantes atendidas em uma unidade da rede pública de saúde do Município do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil: estudo prospectivo, 2005-2007

• Main Authors: Patricia Lima Rodrigues (Author), Elisa Maria de Aquino Lacerda (Author), Michael Maia Schlüssel (Author), Maria Helena Constantino Spyrides (Author), Gilberto Kac (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the determinants of weight gain during pregnancy. The study adopted a prospective cohort design with four follow-up waves and included a sample of 255 pregnant women that received prenatal care at a public health care facility in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A...