Gestational Weight Gain and Pregnancy Complications in a High-Risk, Racially and Ethnically Diverse Population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence used to guide the current Institute of Medicine (IOM) gestational weight gain (GWG) recommendations is largely derived from studies of European descent, and as such the guidelines are the same for all races and ethnicities. The guidelines are also the same for prepregnancy obesity classes I through III.

Objective

Considering these literature gaps, we aim to (1) determine the association between the IOM GWG guidelines and three common pregnancy complications: preeclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus, and cesarean delivery in a racially and ethnically diverse population; and (2) assess whether the association between GWG and pregnancy complications differs by race/ethnicity or prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) categories, particularly obesity classes I

SUBMITTER: Zheng Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6444884 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature