title: [Pattern of wight gain during normal pregnancy].
abstract: The maternal weight gain during pregnancy has been established as a common acceptance criterion about 11 Kg., and its evaluation is of interest in Gynecology and Obstetrics; the objective of this study was to evaluate the Gestational Weight Gain Pattern (GWGP) during the normal pregnancy and its association with the maternal height, pregestional weight, Body Mass Index (BMI) schooling, the intergensic interval and the newborn weight. It was found through a longitudinal and prospective study in women of the urban area, under prenatal control in the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), in Morelia, Mich. México, that the average overall GWGP was of 9.3 Kg, and a normality band within 6.6 to 12 Kg which is smaller than the established by obstetrics criteria. It was not found a correlation between the GWGP and the newborn weight, now that the 94.3% of them had normal weight. The mother's age, weight, body mass index and schooling didn't show any correlation with the maternal weight gain during the pregnancy. It was shown that the mother's height and parity influence notably the GWGP. It's convenient the adoption during the prenatal control to determine that the GWGP normality is in agreement with the bio-psycho-social characteristics of the Mexican woman.
authors.affiliation: Hospital General Regional con Medicina Familiar No. 1 IMSS Morelia, Michoacán.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Velazco Orellana
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alvarez Aguilar
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Mejía Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001724:Birth Weight; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D015430:Weight Gain
vernacular_title: El patrón de incremento ponderal durante el embarazo normal.