Intergenerational Cycle of Obesity and Diabetes: How Can We Reduce the Burdens of These Conditions on the Health of Future Generations?

Table 1

Recommendation given by the Institute of Medicine in 2009 for appropriate gestational weight gain based on preconception body mass index (BMI).

Preconception BMI (kg/m^2)	Total weight gain during pregnancy	Weight gain during 2nd and 3rd trimesters (per week)
<18.5	28–40 lbs/13–18 kg	1.0–1.3 lbs/0.5-0.6 kg
18.5–24.9	25–35 lbs/11–16 kg	0.8–1.0 lbs/0.4-0.5 kg
25.0–29.9	15–25 lbs/7–11 kg	0.5–0.7 lbs/0.2-0.3 kg
≥30.0	11–20 lbs/5–9 kg	0.4–0.6 lbs/0.2-0.3 kg

Adapted from [4].