Nutritional status and factors associated with gestational weight gain in the city of Sao Paulo, 2012 to 2020: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gestational weight gain (GWG) is a critical issue related to postpartum health in newborns and mothers. In Brazil, pregnant women's public health recommends monitoring GWG. Therefore, the objective of this study is to evaluate gestational weight gain and associated health factors of pregnant women monitored at Unified Health System (SUS) in the city of São Paulo between 2012 and 2020.

Methods

This is a retrospective cohort study of pregnant women seen from 2012 to 2020 in São Paulo, Brazil. The database used was from the Integrated Health Care Management System related to the Live Birth Information System. Data distribution was assessed using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. Comparisons between groups according to weight gain (LWG vs. AWG vs. EWG) were performed using

SUBMITTER: Correa FF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11562861 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature