Gestational weight gain charts: results from the Brazilian Maternal and Child Nutrition Consortium.

Gilberto Kac Thaís Rangel Bousquet CarrilhoKathleen M RasmussenMichael E ReichenheimDayana R FariasJennifer A Hutcheonnull null

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

The charts proposed provide a description of GWG patterns according to gestational age and pre-pregnancy BMI among healthy Brazilian women with good neonatal outcomes. The external validation indicates that this new tool can be used to monitor GWG in the primary health-care setting and to test potential recommended values.

Keyphrases

birth weight
weight gain
body mass index
gestational age
preterm birth
physical activity
mental health
weight loss
pregnancy outcomes
human health
metabolic syndrome
risk assessment
adipose tissue
insulin resistance
climate change
pregnant women
skeletal muscle
glycemic control