title: Compliance with regulations on weight gain 6 months after delivery in active duty military women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine factors associated with active duty military women being within Navy weight standards 6 months following childbirth.
  
  
  METHODS
  Inclusion criteria for this study were active duty women who delivered a nonanomalous fetus at a Naval Hospital and who remained in the area and their weight was recorded 6 months following childbirth. Multivariate logistic regressions, adjusted for 14 covariates, determined the factors for achieving acceptable weight.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among 1,009 women who participated in this prospective cohort study, 68% began within Navy body weight standards and 52% had a normal body mass index (BMI) (<25). Six months after childbirth, 48% were within Navy body weight standards and 32% had a BMI <25. Only 2 factors, BMI at first visit and cesarean delivery, significantly influenced the percentage of women who met the weight standards at 6 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Lowering the prepregnancy BMI and avoiding a cesarean delivery may improve the percentage of active duty women who meet weight standards 6 months after childbirth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Hofheimer Hall, 825 Fairfax Avenue, Suite 310, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA.
authors.forename: Suneet P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Chauhan
authors.forename: Traci L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Everett F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Magann
authors.forename: Janine Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Woods
authors.forename: Han-Yang
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ingrid V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Sheldon
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Morrison
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D040361:Healthy People Programs / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008889:Military Personnel; D011247:Pregnancy; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014481:United States; D015430:Weight Gain; D055815:Young Adult