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[Reliability of the pre-labor weight as a reference mark].

L Tavano1, H Avila, S Karchmer

  • 1División de Investigación en Salud Pública.

Ginecologia Y Obstetricia De Mexico
|May 1, 1992
PubMed
Summary

This study found that pregnant women accurately recall their pre-pregnancy weight. This self-reported data can reliably be used for assessing pregnancy weight gain and birth outcomes.

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Area of Science:

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Maternal-Fetal Medicine
  • Anthropometry

Context:

  • Accurate pre-pregnancy weight is crucial for monitoring healthy pregnancy weight gain.
  • Assessing pre-pregnancy weight retrospectively is often necessary due to logistical challenges in data collection.
  • Self-reported data validity in clinical research requires careful evaluation.

Purpose:

  • To validate the accuracy of self-reported pre-pregnancy weight in pregnant women.
  • To assess the reliability of recalled pre-pregnancy weight data for research purposes.
  • To determine if women can accurately report their pre-gestational weight.

Summary:

  • This study compared pregnancy weight gain in women who self-reported their pre-pregnancy weight against those with objectively measured pre-pregnancy and week 30 weights.
  • The analysis focused on the anthropometric data of pregnant individuals.
  • Results indicated a high degree of accuracy in women's recalled pre-pregnancy weight information.

Impact:

  • Findings support the use of self-reported pre-pregnancy weight as a reliable metric in obstetric research.
  • This validation can simplify data collection methods for studies on pregnancy weight gain and birth outcomes.
  • The study contributes to understanding the reliability of patient-reported outcomes in maternal health research.

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