Establishment of a Latin American dataset to enable the construction of gestational weight gain charts for adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Gestational weight gain is an important indicator for monitoring nutritional status during pregnancy. However, there are no gestational weight gain references created for adolescents or national datasets to enable the construction of such graphs up to date. This manuscript aims to describe the creation of a Latin American dataset to construct gestational weight gain references for adolescents aged 10-19 years old. Gestational weight gain data from studies conducted in nine countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay) collected between 2003 and 2021 were harmonized. Data on height, weight, and gestational age in at least two gestational trimesters were included. Pregnant adolescents should be free of diseases that could affect weight, and newbo

SUBMITTER: Benjumea Rincon MV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10817143 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature