Association of prepregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain trajectory with adverse pregnancy outcomes-a prospective cohort study in Shanghai.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objective was to investigate the associations of maternal prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) trajectories with adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs).

Design

This was a prospective cohort study.

Setting

This study was conducted in Shanghai Pudong New Area Health Care Hospital for Women and Children, Shanghai, China.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

A cohort study involving a total of 2174 pregnant women was conducted. Each participant was followed to record weekly weight gain and pregnancy outcomes. The Institute of Medicine classification was used to categorise prepregnancy BMI, and four GWG trajectories were identified using a latent class growth model.

Results

The adjusted ORs for the risks of large fo

SUBMITTER: Ma Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10989183 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature