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Are women in Singapore gaining weight appropriately during pregnancy: a prospective cohort study.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:We aimed to study gestational weight gain (GWG) in a Singaporean population and compare it with Institute of Medicine (IOM) 2009 GWG guidelines. METHODS:Nine hundred twenty-six women with low-risk singleton pregnancy were enrolled in a prospective cohort study from 2010 to 2014 in a Singapore tertiary maternity hospital. Seven hundred twenty-four patients had maternal weight information till term pregnancy and were included in analysis. Participants were categorized according to their first antenatal visit body mass index (BMI) as underweight, normal weight, overweight and obese. Total GWG for each BMI group was calculated. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to determine the predictors of total GWG above and below IOM guidelines. RESULTS:Obese women had a mean total GWG (9.1?kg) that exceeded the upper limit IOM guidelines (9?kg). In multivariate analysis of predictors of total GWG above IOM guidelines, being overweight (adjusted OR: 3.91 [95% CI, 2.60-5.88]; p?

SUBMITTER: He S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6693141 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Are women in Singapore gaining weight appropriately during pregnancy: a prospective cohort study.

He Song S   Allen John Carson JC   Razali Nurul Syaza NS   Win Nyo Mie NM   Zhang Jun Jim JJ   Ng Mor Jack MJ   Yeo George Seow Heong GSH   Chern Bernard Su Min BSM   Tan Kok Hian KH  

BMC pregnancy and childbirth 20190813 1


<h4>Background</h4>We aimed to study gestational weight gain (GWG) in a Singaporean population and compare it with Institute of Medicine (IOM) 2009 GWG guidelines.<h4>Methods</h4>Nine hundred twenty-six women with low-risk singleton pregnancy were enrolled in a prospective cohort study from 2010 to 2014 in a Singapore tertiary maternity hospital. Seven hundred twenty-four patients had maternal weight information till term pregnancy and were included in analysis. Participants were categorized acc  ...[more]

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