Individual, Family, and Social Factors Associated with Gestational Weight Gain in Adolescents: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: About 56% to 84% of pregnant adolescents have inappropriate (insufficient or excessive) gestational weight gain (GWG); however, the factors associated with GWG in this age group have not been systematically identified. This scoping review aimed to synthesize the available scientific evidence on the association of individual, family, and social factors with inappropriate gestational weight gain in pregnant adolescents. To carry out this review, the MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases were searched for articles from recent years. The evidence was organized according to individual, family, and social factors. The analyzed studies included 1571 adolescents from six retrospective cohorts, 568 from three prospective cohorts, 165 from a case-control study, 395 from a cro

SUBMITTER: Samano R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10058126 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature