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Practitioner advice and gestational weight gain.

Suzanne Phelan1, Maureen G Phipps, Barbara Abrams

  • 1California Polytechnic State University, Kinesiology Department, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0386, USA. sphelan@calpoly.edu

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Many pregnant women do not receive gestational weight gain advice. Overweight/obese women are more likely to receive inaccurate advice and aim for higher weight gains, impacting pregnancy health.

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Area of Science:

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Maternal Health
  • Public Health Nutrition

Background:

  • Gestational weight gain (GWG) is crucial for maternal and infant health.
  • Inadequate or excessive GWG is associated with adverse outcomes.
  • Prenatal care guidelines emphasize the importance of GWG advice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the receipt of GWG advice during prenatal care.
  • To analyze GWG outcomes (ideal and expected) in relation to pregravid weight status.
  • To identify factors associated with receiving GWG advice.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study design.
  • Inclusion of normal weight (n=203) and overweight/obese (n=198) women in early pregnancy (<16 weeks).
  • Analysis of self-reported GWG advice receipt and GWG goals.

Main Results:

  • Less than half (41.7%) of women reported receiving GWG advice.
  • Lower income, younger age, and multiparity were associated with lower odds of receiving advice.
  • Overweight/obese women were more likely to receive inaccurate advice (advise to overgain) and report higher ideal/expected GWG than normal weight women.
  • Higher ideal and expected GWG correlated with greater first-trimester weight gain.

Conclusions:

  • There is a need for clinicians to provide timely and accurate GWG advice.
  • Interventions should address women's beliefs regarding ideal and expected GWG.
  • Targeted interventions may improve GWG outcomes, especially for overweight/obese women.