Combined associations of prepregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain with the outcome of pregnancy
American Journal of Clinical NutritionPublished 1 June 2008
Ellen A. Nøhr, Michael Væth, Jennifer L. Baker, Thorkild I. A. Sørensen, Jørn Olsen, Kathleen M. Rasmussen
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Heavier women may benefit from avoiding high and very high GWG, which brings only a slight increase in the risk of growth restriction for the infant, and underweight women may want to avoid low GWG to prevent having a small baby.
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Heavier women may benefit from avoiding high and very high GWG, which brings only a slight increase in the risk of growth restriction for the infant. High weight gain in underweight women does not appear to have deleterious consequences for them or their infants, but they may want to avoid low GWG to prevent having a small baby.
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