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[Influence of prepregnancy weight and maternal weight gain on pregnancy outcome]
Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi
|February 22, 2000
Objective:
To determine the influence of weight before pregnancy and maternal weight gain on pregnancy outcome.
Methods:
Body wight index (BWI) was calculated before pregnancy and maternal weight gain and pregnancy outcomes were followed up in 2,584 primipara with singleton births.
Results:
Compared with normal weight women, the prevalences of pregnancy induced hypertension, operative deliveries and high birth weight infants were significantly higher in women with heavy weight, and prevalence of low birth weight infants was significantly higher in women with lower weight.
Conclusion:
Prepregnancy weight and weight gain during pregnancy have direct impact on birth weight of the baby and maternal complications.