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Table 4 Mean and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for birth weight in gram by total maternal weight gain

From: Secular trends in pregnancy weight gain in German women and their influences on foetal outcome: a hospital-based study

Total maternal weight gain

n

Mean

SD

95% Cl

Low weight gain

2514

3107.7

527.4

3086.5 - 3128.9

Normal weight gain

3347

3258.2

541.0

3239.8 – 3276.5

High weight gain

3303

3412.4

552.8

3394.0 – 3430.9

  1. +The recommended weight gain during pregnancy was based on a function of the initial BMI according to IOM [12]; SD = standard deviation; 95% Cl: 95% confidence intervals.