Gestational weight gain in 4 low- and middle-income countries and associations with birth outcomes: a secondary analysis of the Women First Trial.

Melissa S BausermanCarla M BannK Michael HambidgeAna L GarcesLester FigueroaJamie L WestcottJackie K PattersonElizabeth M McClureVanessa R ThorstenSumera Ali AzizSarah SaleemRobert L GoldenbergRichard J DermanVeena HerekarManjunath SomannavarMarion W Koso-ThomasAdrien L LokangakaAntoinette K TshefuNancy F KrebsCarl L Bosenull null

Published in: The American journal of clinical nutrition (2021)

These results underscore the importance of adequate maternal nutrition both before and during pregnancy as a potentially modifiable factor to improve fetal growth.

Keyphrases

weight gain
birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
body mass index
gestational age
polycystic ovary syndrome
pregnant women
phase iii
study protocol
physical activity
clinical trial
weight loss
phase ii
cervical cancer screening
metabolic syndrome
preterm birth
skeletal muscle