Research Article
Risk Factors for Excessive Gestational Weight Gain in a Healthy, Nulliparous Cohort
Table 1
Institute of Medicine guidelines for recommended gestational weight gain based on prepregnancy body mass index [
5].
| Body mass index |
Gestational weight gain (kg/wk) | Low | Normal | Excessive |
| Normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | <0.35 | 0.35–0.50 | >0.50 | Overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m2) | <0.23 | 0.23–0.33 | >0.33 | Obese (≥30.0 kg/m2) | <0.17 | 0.17–0.27 | >0.27 |
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