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Table 1 IOM guidelines for total GWG and rates of GWG during Pregnancy, by ppBMI

From: Association between gestational weight gain in women with gestational diabetes mellitus and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a retrospective cohort study

 

Total GWG (kg)

Rates of GWG in second and third Trimester (kg/week)

Underweight (< 18.5 kg/m2)

12.5–18

0.44–0.58

Normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2)

11.5–16

0.35–0.50

Overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m2)

7–11.5

0.23–0.33

Obese (≥ 30.0 kg/m2)

5–9

0.17–0.27

  1. IOM Institute of Medicine, GWG gestational weight gain, ppBMI pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

ISSN: 1471-2393

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