Pregestational body mass index, trimester-specific weight gain and total gestational weight gain: how do they influence perinatal outcomes?
Isabel Gonzalez-BallanoRicardo Savirón CornudellaLuis Mariano EstebanGerardo SanzSergio Castán-MateoPublished in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2019)
Our results suggest than timing of gestational weight gain influence in maternal and perinatal outcomes. Pre-gestational BMI is a determinant of preeclampsia, maternal weight gain in the third trimester is a determinant of pregnancy-induced hypertension and the increase in total GWG reduces the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus and small for gestational age.