Gestational weight gain outside the Institute of Medicine recommendations and adverse pregnancy outcomes: analysis using individual participant data from randomised trials.
Ewelina RogozińskaJavier ZamoraNadine MarlinAna Pilar BetránArne AstrupAnnick BogaertsJose G CecattiJodie M DoddFabio FacchinettiNina R W GeikerLene A H HaakstadHans HaunerDorte M JensenTarja I KinnunenBen W J MolJulie OwensSuzanne PhelanKristina M RenaultKjell Å SalvesenAlexis ShubFernanda G SuritaSigne N StafneHelena TeedeMireille N M van PoppelChristina A VinterKhalid S KhanShakila Thangaratinamnull nullPublished in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2019)
Consistently with previous findings, adherence to the IOM recommendations seem to help achieve better pregnancy outcomes. Nevertheless, even in the context of clinical trials, women find it difficult to adhere to them. Further research should focus on identifying ways of achieving a healthier GWG as defined by the IOM recommendations.