Factors Associated with Excessive Gestational Weight Gain: Review of Current Literature:

Global Advances in Health and Medicine

TirahSamura¹ 

关键词: Gestational weight gain;    pregnancy;    BMI;    review;   

DOI  :  10.7453/gahmj.2015.094

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundExcessive gestational weight gain (EGWG) places women at increased risk for complications during pregnancy and also increases the likelihood that they will remain overweight after pregnancy. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has recommended weight gain guidelines based on pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), but evidence-based strategies to achieve these goals are limited.ObjectiveThis review discusses factors associated with EGWG with the goal of identifying targets for future intervention.MethodsA search was performed using the PubMed database to identify all English-language papers published between 1995 and 2014 related to excessive weight gain in pregnancy. Papers were grouped by theme: preconception BMI, sociodemographics, diet and exercise, psychosocial characteristics, and type of prenatal care.ResultsStudies found that women who were overweight or obese at the time of conception were at higher risk of EGWG and that increased physical activity protected against EGWG. Studies on diet and so...

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