Patterns and trajectories of gestational weight gain: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gestational weight gain in excess of or below Health Canada's guidelines is known to increase the risk of adverse outcomes for both the woman and her baby. This study describes patterns and trajectories of total and rate of gestational weight gain in a large prospective cohort of pregnant women and adolescents in the Alberta Pregnancy Outcomes and Nutrition study.

Methods

We collected weight and height data for 1541 pregnant adolescents and women (mean age 31 years, < 27 weeks' gestation) recruited through advertisements and physicians' offices in Calgary and Edmonton between May 2009 and November 2012. Data were collected once during each trimester following enrolment and once at about 3 months post partum. The participants were categorized according to their pre

SUBMITTER: Jarman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4966992 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature