The relationship between weight gain during pregnancy, birth weight and IQ of children after 5 years delivery
- Author:
Ha Thi Pham
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
pregnancy
- MeSH:
Pregnancy;
Weight Gain;
Birth Weight;
Child
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2001;11(2):14-19
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Longitudinal study of 157 children from 14-18 weeks of gestation to 5 years after delivery to find out relationship between weight gain during pregnancy and birth weight with IQ index of children 5 years of old. Raven's test (Progressive Matrices) was used to evaluate mental development of child. The results showed that: there was positive correlation between birth weight and IQ index. The children with lower birth weight will have IQ index lower after 5 years delivery. In addition to, the results of study showed that: weight gain during pregnancy had strong positive correlation with birth weight
