Weight gain restriction during pregnancy is safe for both the mother and neonate
Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica ScandinavicaPublished 26 August 2009Open access
Ing‐Marie Claesson, Jan Brynhildsen, Marie I. Cedergren, A. Jeppsson, Adam Sydsjö, Ann Josefsson
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It is found that a weight gain restriction of less than 7 kg during pregnancy is safe for both the mother and the neonate.
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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.
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