The weight a woman gains during pregnancy, known as gestational weight gain (GWG), has
important health implications for both mother and child (1). The Institute of Medicine (IOM) …

Background Although both maternal prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational
weight gain (GWG) may affect birth weight, their separate and joint associations with …

Objective We aimed to examine whether women who adhered to Institute of Medicine (IOM)
guidelines for gestational weight gain (GWG) had improved perinatal outcomes. Study …

Objective To evaluate the effects of gestational weight gain on maternal and neonatal
outcomes in different body mass index (BMI) classes. Methods We compared maternal and …

The objective of this study is to understand the relationships between prepregnancy obesity
and excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) and adverse maternal and fetal outcomes …

Metabolic and behavioral changes that occur during pregnancy have well-known effects on
maternal and fetal health during the immediate pregnancy and now are thought to be a …

OBJECTIVE: Gestational weight gain (GWG) is positively associated with birthweight and
maternal prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) is directly related to infant fat mass (FM). This …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate pregnancy outcomes according to 2009 Institute of Medicine (IOM)
gestational weight gain guidelines. METHODS: This study is a secondary analysis of a …

Objective To describe gestational weight gain during pregnancy, adherence to Health
Canada 2010 Gestational Weight Gain Guidelines, and the effects of weight gain on …

Abstract The Institute of Medicine (IOM) recently published new guidelines for maternal
weight gain during pregnancy. Using data collected at Moffitt Hospital, University of …