A prospective analysis of optimal total weight gain ranges and trimester-specific weight gain rates for Chinese pregnant women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gestational weight gain (GWG) criteria recommended by the Institute of Medicine may not be appropriate for Asians. Our aims are to investigate the association between GWG and adverse pregnancy outcomes, and to propose optimal total GWG and rates of GWG for Chinese women.

Methods

Prospective data of 51,125 mother-child pairs from 27 hospitals and community health care centers from Guizhou, Yunnan and Sichuan provinces in China between 2014 and 2018 were analyzed. Generalized Additive Models were performed to determine the associations of GWG with the risk of aggregated adverse outcomes (gestational diabetes mellitus, preeclampsia, cesarean delivery, stillbirth, preterm birth, macrosomia, large for gestational age, and small for gestational age). The range that did

SUBMITTER: Gong Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9872325 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature