Postpartum Weight Change in Relation to Pre-Pregnancy Weight and Gestational Weight Gain in Women in Low-Income Setting: Data from the KITE Cohort in the Northern Part of Ethiopia.
Kebede Haile MisginaHenk GroenAfework Mulugeta BezabihHendrika Marike BoezenEline M van der BeekPublished in: Nutrients (2021)
(1) Background: Postpartum weight may increase compared to pre-pregnancy due to weight retention or decrease due to weight loss. Both changes could pose deleterious effects on maternal health and subsequent pregnancy outcomes. Therefore, this study aimed to assess postpartum weight change and its associated factors. (2) Methods: A total of 585 women from the KI lte-Awlaelo T igray E thiopia (KITE) cohort were included in the analysis. (3) Results: The mean pre-pregnancy body mass index and weight gain during pregnancy were 19.7 kg/m 2 and 10.8 kg, respectively. At 18 to 24 months postpartum, the weight change ranged from -3.2 to 5.5 kg (mean = 0.42 kg [SD = 1.5]). In addition, 17.8% of women shifted to normal weight and 5.1% to underweight compared to the pre-pregnancy period. A unit increase in weight during pregnancy was associated with higher weight change (β = 0.56 kg, 95% CI [0.52, 0.60]) and increased probability to achieve normal weight (AOR = 1.65, 95% CI [1.37, 2.00]). Food insecurity (AOR = 5.26, 95% CI [1.68, 16.50]), however, was associated with a shift to underweight postpartum. Interestingly, high symptoms of distress (AOR = 0.13, 95% CI [0.03, 0.48]) also negatively impacted a change in weight category. (4) Conclusions: In low-income settings such as northern Ethiopia, higher weight gain and better mental health during pregnancy may help women achieve a better nutritional status after pregnancy and before a possible subsequent pregnancy.
Keyphrases
- weight gain
- pregnancy outcomes
- weight loss
- body mass index
- birth weight
- pregnant women
- bariatric surgery
- mental health
- physical activity
- preterm birth
- roux en y gastric bypass
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- healthcare
- gastric bypass
- public health
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- machine learning
- climate change
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- breast cancer risk