Rating the seriousness of maternal and child health outcomes linked with pregnancy weight gain.

Lisa M BodnarDmitry KhodyakovSara M ParisiKatherine Park HimesJessica G BurkeJennifer A Hutcheon

Published in: Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology (2020)

Professionals and women rate some adverse outcomes as being more serious than others. These ratings can be used to establish the range of pregnancy weight gain associated with the lowest risk of a broad range of maternal and child health outcomes.

Keyphrases

weight gain
pregnancy outcomes
birth weight
body mass index
pregnant women
mental health
preterm birth
weight loss
gestational age
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue