Association of provider advice and gestational weight gain in twin pregnancies: a cross-sectional electronic survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about patient-provider communication on gestational weight gain among women pregnant with twins, a growing population at high risk for adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. We examined if women's report of provider advice on gestational weight gain was consistent with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) weight gain guidelines for twin pregnancies, and the association of provider advice on weight gain with women's weight gain during their twin pregnancy.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 276 women who delivered twins and received prenatal care in the United States. The 2009 IOM provisional weight gain guidelines for twin pregnancies defined whether provider advice on weight gain and women's weight gain were below, within, or above guide

SUBMITTER: Whitaker KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7376962 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature