Gestational Weight Gain and Birth Outcome in Relation to Prepregnancy Body Mass Index and Ethnicity

Purpose The obesity epidemic raises concerns about the impact of excessive and insufficient weight gain during pregnancy. Methods We examined the association between gestational weight gain (GWG) and preterm birth, term small- and large-for-gestational-age (SGA and LGA), term birthweight, and term p...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of epidemiology 2011-02, Vol.21 (2), p.78-85
Hauptverfasser:	Savitz, David A., PhD, Stein, Cheryl R., PhD, Siega-Riz, Anna Maria, PhD, Herring, Amy H., ScD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Birth Weight Body Mass Index Cesarean Delivery Cesarean Section Cohort Studies Female Fetal Growth Retardation Fetal Macrosomia Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Infant, Small for Gestational Age Internal Medicine New York - epidemiology New York City - epidemiology Obesity Overweight Pregnancy - ethnology Pregnancy - physiology Pregnancy Complications - epidemiology Premature Birth Premature Birth - epidemiology Small-for-Gestational Age Weight Gain Weight Gain - ethnology
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Zusammenfassung:	Purpose The obesity epidemic raises concerns about the impact of excessive and insufficient weight gain during pregnancy. Methods We examined the association between gestational weight gain (GWG) and preterm birth, term small- and large-for-gestational-age (SGA and LGA), term birthweight, and term primary Cesarean delivery, considering prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and ethnicity in a cohort of 33,872 New York City residents who gave birth between 1995 and 2003 and delivered in hospitals elsewhere in New York State. Results Preterm birth (
ISSN:	1047-2797 1873-2585
DOI:	10.1016/j.annepidem.2010.06.009