Prepregnancy body mass index, gestational weight gain, and birth weight in the BRISA cohort

• Main Authors: Raina Jansen Cutrim Propp Lima (Author), Rosângela Fernandes Lucena Batista (Author), Marizélia Rodrigues Costa Ribeiro (Author), Cecília Cláudia Costa Ribeiro (Author), Vanda Maria Ferreira Simões (Author), Pedro Martins Lima Neto (Author), Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva (Author), Heloisa Bettiol (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the effects of maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index and weight gain during pregnancy on the baby's birth weight. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study with 5,024 mothers and their newborns using a Brazilian birth cohort study. In the proposed model, estima...