Association of second and third trimester weight gain in pregnancy with maternal and fetal outcomes.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between weekly weight gain, during the second and third trimesters, classified according to the 2009 Institute of Medicine (IOM/NRC) recommendations, and maternal and fetal outcomes. METHODS: Gestational weight gain was evaluated in 2,244 pregnant women of t...

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Main Authors: Michele Drehmer, Bruce Bartholow Duncan, Gilberto Kac, Maria Inês Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3559868?pdf=render