Gestational weight gain by pre-pregnancy BMI
Journal Title: Postępy Nauk Medycznych - Year 2011, Vol 24, Issue 9
Abstract
Introduction. Appropriate gestational weight gain is necessary for good pregnancy outcomes. Apart from the increasing problem of overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age, excessive maternal weight gain during pregnancy is an additional alarming problem.Aim. The aim of the study was to assess gestational weight gain depending on pre-pregnancy BMI (Body Mass Index).Material and methods. This study was covered among 471 women giving birth at the Department and Clinic of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Oncology, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw. The gestational weight gain criteria were adopted according to recommendations of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences (USA). The data for this study was collected using a survey questionnaire, supplemented with data from patients’ records.Results. The study showed that most women (48%) achieved gestational weight gain above the recommended values; 37.8% of them reached the recommended weight gain during pregnancy, and gestational weight gain below recommendations occurred among 14.2% women. A statistically significant correlation (p < 0.01) between the BMI of women before pregnancy and the weight gain during pregnancy was observed. Excessive weight gain during pregnancy to a large extent concerned women with overweight and obesity before pregnancy (60.5%).Conclusions. Together with increasing pre-pregnancy BMI, the percentage of women with gestational weight gain above the recommended values rises, and the percentage of women with gestational weight gain below the recommended values diminishes.
Authors and Affiliations
Regina Wierzejska, Mirosław Jarosz, Jerzy Stelmachów, Włodzimierz Sawicki, Magdalena Siuba
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