Weight gain restriction during pregnancy is safe for both the mother and neonate.
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.
Claesson
Ing-Marie
IM
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
Brynhildsen
Jan
J
Cedergren
Marie
M
Jeppsson
Annika
A
Sydsjö
Adam
A
Josefsson
Ann
A
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*