Gestational weight gain among average-weight and overweight women — What is excessive?
American Journal of Obstetrics and GynecologyPublished 1 February 1995
Mary E. Cogswell, M K Serdula, Daniel Wilson Hungerford, Ray Yip
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Very-overweight women (body mass index > 29 kg/m2) may benefit from an upper guideline of 25 pounds of weight gain to help reduce risk for high birth weight.
Abstract
Very-overweight women (body mass index > 29 kg/m2) may benefit from an upper guideline of 25 pounds of weight gain to help reduce risk for high birth weight.
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