Are women in Singapore gaining weight appropriately during pregnancy: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to study gestational weight gain (GWG) in a Singaporean population and compare it with Institute of Medicine (IOM) 2009 GWG guidelines.

Methods

Nine hundred twenty-six women with low-risk singleton pregnancy were enrolled in a prospective cohort study from 2010 to 2014 in a Singapore tertiary maternity hospital. Seven hundred twenty-four patients had maternal weight information till term pregnancy and were included in analysis. Participants were categorized according to their first antenatal visit body mass index (BMI) as underweight, normal weight, overweight and obese. Total GWG for each BMI group was calculated. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to determine the predictors of total GWG above and below IOM guidelines.

Results

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SUBMITTER: He S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6693141 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature