title: [Body mass index in pregnant teenagers].
abstract: The frequency of obesity is increasing worldwide. Among the group of teenagers who are pregnant there is a tendency of increasing of BMI. We present BMI at the beginning and at the end of pregnancy at pregnant teenagers, according to the scheme of Institute of Medicine. The optimal weight gain during teenage pregnancy would minimize the risk of overweight and obesity postpartum and during subsequent pregnancy as well the associated complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital "Saint George" Plovdiv.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Markova
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Batashki
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Milchev
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Terzhumanov
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gŭrova
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000502:physiology; D015430:Weight Gain / Q000502:physiology