Gestational Weight Gain

Gestational weight loss may increase risks for adverse perinatal outcomes for women in all obesity classes, with the prevalence increasing with obesity severity, according to cohort study results published in Obesity.

Gestational weight gain that exceeded National Academy of Medicine guidelines occurred among 75% of pregnant women who were TRICARE beneficiaries and gave birth in 2018 or 2019, according to findings published in Obesity.

Prenatal lifestyle interventions delivered by an allied health professional, with individual delivery formats and a moderate number of sessions, decreased gestational weight gain, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Weight change between two pregnancies conceived through assisted reproductive technology was not associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, according to findings presented here.

Compared with trends before the COVID-19 pandemic, gestational weight gain increased during the pandemic, as did the risk for excessive gestational weight gain, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open.

Rapid weight gain at age 0 to 6 months and high maternal prepregnancy BMI are associated with increased odds for higher waist-to-height ratio, overweight and obesity children age 5 years, according to study findings.

For people giving birth to twins, the gestational weight gain range with the lowest risk for adverse perinatal outcomes was similar among those with a pre-pregnancy BMI of underweight or normal weight.

SAN DIEGO — Tobacco and marijuana use may impact gestational weight gain, according to findings presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

Girls whose mothers had high gestational weight gain have a greater BMI z score than girls whose mothers had normal gestational weight gain, but a similar difference is not observed for boys, according to study data.

The risk for excess gestational weight gain is increased for women who gain more weight before pregnancy regardless of initial weight status, according to study findings published in Obesity.