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Clusters of week-specific maternal gestational weight gain pattern and their association with birthweight: an observational cohort study.

Huan LiangChuanmin YinXinran DongTullio GhiXiaotian Li
Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2017)
Women with abnormal gestational weight gain before the third-trimester still had a fair chance of delivering a normal birthweight baby if their gestational weight gain was normal in the third-trimester, suggesting that interventions started even late in pregnancy may have a positive effect on fetal growth.
Keyphrases
  • weight gain
  • birth weight
  • gestational age
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • preterm birth
  • body mass index
  • weight loss
  • pregnant women
  • physical activity
  • randomized controlled trial
  • placebo controlled