The Impact of Excessive Gestational Weight Gain on Adverse Perinatal Outcomes: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: The purpose of this study was to systematically review the potential effects of a pregnant woman's excessive gestational weight gain on adverse perinatal outcomes affecting the mother and the fetus/neonate. Methods: Medline/PubMed, Scopus, CADTH Grey Matters and National Archive of PhD Theses were systematically searched for all relevant studies published. Assessments of the risk of bias in the included studies were made according to the tool "The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS)". Results: Five publications met all the inclusion criteria and were included in this review. The risk of bias in all the included studies was low. One study supports the detrimental effect of excessive gestational weight gain on the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus, on

SUBMITTER: Kalli E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11856671 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature