title: Weight gain restriction during pregnancy is safe for both the mother and neonate.
abstract: The objective of this study was to investigate whether pregnancy, delivery, and neonatal outcome among obese pregnant women who took part in an intervention study for weight restriction differed from a group of obese pregnant women attending regular antenatal care. The intervention group consisted of 155 obese pregnant women and 193 obese pregnant women who formed a control group. We found that a weight gain restriction of less than 7 kg during pregnancy is safe for both the mother and the neonate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, S-581 85, Linköping, Sweden. Ing-Marie.Claesson@lio.se
authors.forename: Ing-Marie
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Claesson
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brynhildsen
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cedergren
authors.forename: Annika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jeppsson
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sydsjö
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Josefsson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods; D015430:Weight Gain / Q000502:physiology*