Is it appropriate for Korean women to adopt the 2009 Institute of Medicine recommendations for gestational weight gain?
Jeong Ha WieIn Yang ParkJeong NamkungHae Won SeoMin Jin JeongJi Young KwonPublished in: PloS one (2017)
It is tolerable for Korean women to follow recommended GWG from the 2009 IOM guidelines to decrease adverse pregnancy outcomes. This will be helpful for antenatal care on GWG not only for Korean pregnant women, but also other Asian women who have lower BMI criteria than Caucasian women.