Maternal weight trajectories between early pregnancy and four and nine months postpartum

Maternal weight trajectories between early pregnancy and four and nine months postpartum

Highlights • Weight and BMI changes after pregnancy are not linear. • Weight changes after pregnancy is different in obese compared with non-obese women. • 16.6% normal BMI women in early pregnancy were overweight at four months postpartum. • 11.1% normal BMI women in early pregnancy were overweight...

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Veröffentlicht in:Public health (London) 2016-06, Vol.135, p.144-146
Hauptverfasser: Mullaney, L, O'Higgins, A.C, Cawley, S, Daly, N, McCartney, D, Turner, M.J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Body Mass Index
Body Weight
Female
Humans
Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine
Longitudinal Studies
Obesity - epidemiology
Overweight - epidemiology
Postpartum Period
Pregnancy
Pregnant Women
Prospective Studies
Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Weight and BMI changes after pregnancy are not linear. • Weight changes after pregnancy is different in obese compared with non-obese women. • 16.6% normal BMI women in early pregnancy were overweight at four months postpartum. • 11.1% normal BMI women in early pregnancy were overweight at nine months postpartum. • 90% of those who were obese in early pregnancy were obese at four and nine months postpartum.
ISSN:0033-3506
1476-5616
DOI:10.1016/j.puhe.2016.02.017