Should gestational weight gain charts exclude individuals with excess postpartum weight retention?

Peter M SochaKari JohanssonLisa M BodnarJennifer A Hutcheon

Published in: Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association (2024)

Excluding individuals with excess postpartum weight retention from normative gestational weight gain charts may not meaningfully impact the charts' percentiles.

Keyphrases

weight gain
body mass index
birth weight
weight loss
pregnant women
preterm birth