Predictors of gestational weight gain in western India: Findings from a longitudinal study across rural and urban cohorts.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gestational weight gain-GWG is an important predictor of neonatal growth. However, there is dearth of literature from rural and urban India depicting longitudinal patterns and determinants of GWG. To address this gap, our objectives were to study longitudinal patterns and predictors of GWG in pregnant women residing in rural and urban areas in and around Pune city, Maharashtra, India and to compare them with pre-existing guidelines provided by IOM, 2009.

Methods

This study enrolled 268(134-rural and 134-urban) healthy singleton pregnant women attending antenatal care centers in and around Pune, India between August 2020-September 2023. Participants were measured for anthropometry and interviewed for socioeconomic status, diet, physical activity, sleep quality, and

SUBMITTER: Deshpande M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12303350 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature