Effect of Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index and Maternal Weight Gain on Pregnancy Outcome
- VernacularTitle:孕前体重指数及孕期体重增长对妊娠结局的影响
- Author:
Qichang WU
;
Suyun LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Body weight;
Weight gain;
Pregnancy outcome
- From:
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine
1998;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effect of pre pregnancy body mass index and maternal weight gain on pregnancy outcome. Methods The data of 3225 cases of single term birth primigravidae were collected from Guangzhou Maternity and Infant Hospital from June 1998 to June 1999. All of the cases were divided into three groups according to pre pregnancy body mass index (BMI): under weight group (BMI0.05). 2 Neonatal birth weight had a positive lineal correlation with the maternal weight gain in the three groups (calculated coefficient r were 0.596, 0.328 and 0.249, both of the P value were less than 0.01). 3 The incidence of pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) increased significantly when maternal weight gained≥18 kg in the under weight and the ideal weight groups ( P
