title: Gestational weight gain recommendations in the context of the obesity epidemic.
abstract: The impact of the obesity epidemic on women of childbearing age has been of particular concern in recent years as a result of studies linking maternal weight status to long-term adverse outcomes for obese mothers and their offspring. The US Institute of Medicine developed new gestational weight gain guidelines based on this literature that attempts to strike a balance between the known risks and benefits of weight gain during pregnancy. More studies that include large numbers of obese women, examine outcomes beyond the perinatal period, and identify safe and effective pregnancy weight gain interventions are needed before lower weight gain recommendations can be made for obese women.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Epidemiology and Nutrition, University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Anna Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Siega-Riz
authors.forename: Gandarvaka L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Gray
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D015430:Weight Gain
keywords: gestational weight gain; guidelines; obesity; pregnancy; prenatal care