Body mass index, weight gain during pregnancy and obstetric outcomes

VN Addo - Ghana medical journal, 2010 - ajol.info
Objectives: To find out the effects of pregnancy weight gain in different body mass index
(BMI) groups on maternal and neonatal outcomes in women delivering singletons at term …

Early pregnancy body mass index, gestational weight gain and perinatal outcome in an obstetric population in Lagos, Nigeria

OC Senbanjo, FM Akinlusi, TA Ottun - Pan African Medical Journal, 2021 - ajol.info
Introduction: the burden of overweight and obesity is rapidly increasing worldwide with
significant health and social consequences. We determined the prevalence of overweight …

[HTML][HTML] Pattern and determinants of gestational weight gain an important predictor of infant birth weight in a developing country

OA Esimai, E Ojofeitimi - Global journal of health science, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The study aimed to determine correlates of gestational weight gain and infant birth weight of
pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in public primary health care facilities in lfe …

Maternal body mass index and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a Ghanaian cohort study

EL Van Der Linden, JL Browne, KM Vissers, E Antwi… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To examine the association between maternal weight at< 17 weeks gestation and
maternal and infant outcomes of pregnancy, delivery, and the postpartum period in pregnant …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of pre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain on low birth weight in Omani infants: A case-control study

M Al-Hinai, M Al-Muqbali, A Al-Moqbali… - Sultan Qaboos …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the association between pre-pregnancy maternal
body mass index (BMI), gestational weight gain and low birth weight (LBW) in babies born to …

Relation between gestational weight gain and pregnancy outcomes

P Sunsaneevithayakul, V Titapant… - Journal of Obstetrics …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of gestational weight gain on
pregnancy outcomes in pregnant T hai women with different pre‐pregnancy body mass …

Retrospective cohort study of the effects of obesity in early pregnancy on maternal weight gain and obstetric outcomes in an obstetric population in Africa

CA Iyoke, GO Ugwu, FO Ezugwu… - … journal of women's …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Objective The purpose of this study was to compare maternal weight gain in pregnancy and
obstetric outcomes between women with obesity in early pregnancy and those with a normal …

Maternal characteristics influencing birth weight and infant weight gain in the first 6 weeks post‑partum: A cross‑sectional study of a post‑natal clinic population

CS Yilgwan, TB Utoo, HI Hyacinth - Nigerian Medical Journal, 2012 - ajol.info
Background: To investigate the relationship between certain maternal characteristic and
infant birth weight and weight gain in puerperal women seen at a tertiary health centre …

Maternal weight gain in second and third trimesters and their relationship with birth weights in Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania

CNM Nyaruhucha, JM Msuya, B Ngowi… - Tanzania Journal of …, 2006 - ajol.info
A prospective study was carried out to determine the relationship between weight gain in the
second and third trimesters with the corresponding birth weights in Morogoro, Tanzania. A …

[HTML][HTML] Factors affecting pregnancy weight gain and relationships with maternal/fetal outcomes in Turkey

N Akgun, HL Keskin, I Ustuner, G Pekcan… - Saudi medical …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: To determine the effects of pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and
gestational weight gain on maternal and fetal complications, and to examine whether …