Gestational weight gain charts: results from the Brazilian Maternal and Child Nutrition Consortium.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Monitoring gestational weight gain (GWG) is fundamental to ensure a successful pregnancy for the mother and the offspring. There are several international GWG charts, but just a few for low- and middle-income countries.

Objectives

To construct GWG charts according to pre-pregnancy BMI for Brazilian women.

Methods

This is an individual patient data analysis using the Brazilian Maternal and Child Nutrition Consortium data, comprising 21 cohort studies. External validation was performed using "Birth in Brazil," a nationwide study. We selected adult women with singleton pregnancies who were free of infectious and chronic diseases, gestational diabetes, and hypertensive disorders; who delivered a live birth at term; and whose children were adequate for gestation

SUBMITTER: Kac G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8106749 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature