Association of pre-pregnancy BMI and gestational weight gain with fat mass distribution and accretion during pregnancy and early postpartum: a prospective study of Albertan women.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the patterns of fat mass gain in pregnancy and fat loss in the early postpartum period relative to women's pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and by adherence to Institute of Medicine's gestational weight gain (GWG) recommendations.

Design

Prospective cohort study with three to four study visits.

Setting

This study is a part of the prospective longitudinal birth cohort, 'The Alberta Pregnancy Outcomes and Nutrition Study' (APrON) that recruited pregnant women from the cities of Edmonton and Calgary in Alberta.

Participants

1820 pregnant women were recruited and followed through their pregnancy and at 3 months postpartum.

Outcome measures

Body weight and skinfold thicknesses were measured during pregnancy and early postpartum in wom

SUBMITTER: Subhan FB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6661681 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature