Prevalence of and risk factors for excess weight gain in pregnancy: a cross-sectional study using survey data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal weight gain during pregnancy is required for fetal development; however, excess gestational weight gain is associated with increased maternal and neonatal morbidity. We aimed to determine the proportion of Canadian women who gained excess weight during pregnancy and to identify risk factors for excess gestational weight gain.

Methods

Self-reported data on maternal weight gain were collected from the 2015/16 and 2017/18 cycles of the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), a cross-sectional population-based survey. We included females aged 15 to 54 years with data on height, prepregnancy weight and gestational weight gain. We defined excess gestational weight gain in terms of preconception body mass index (BMI) according to the 2009 guideline of the US In

SUBMITTER: Benham JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8687487 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature