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Association Of Gestational Weight Gain And Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index With Adverse Pregnancy Outcome, Shama Munim, Humaira Maheen
Association Of Gestational Weight Gain And Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index With Adverse Pregnancy Outcome, Shama Munim, Humaira Maheen
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Objective: To determine the association between gestation weight gain (GWG) and adverse pregnancy outcome in a Pakistani population.
Study Design: Analytical study.
Place and Duration of Study: The Aga Khan University, Karachi, from February 2003 to 2007.
Methodology: This study used secondary data of 4,735 women from a large cohort study on fetal growth. Pre-pregnancy BMI was categorized according to the recommendations from the institute of medicine (IOM, 2009) and gestation weight gain (GWG) was noted. Chi-square test was used to find the association of GWG and pre-pregnancy BMI with low birth weight (LBW), preterm delivery, large for gestational age …