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Trends In Gestational Weight Gain In South Carolina, 2004 - 2015, Marilyn Elizabeth Wende
Trends In Gestational Weight Gain In South Carolina, 2004 - 2015, Marilyn Elizabeth Wende
Theses and Dissertations
Objective: Excessive and inadequate gestational weight gain (GWG) are associated with a myriad of adverse pregnancy outcomes. The objective of this study was to examine secular trends in GWG in South Carolina (SC) from 2004 to 2015. We hypothesized that there was a trend of higher GWG z scores (GWGZ) over this 11-year time period after adjusting for changes in population characteristics. We also hypothesize that a trend of higher mean GWGZ at higher percentiles is more apparent for African Americans, rural women, and women who are overweight or obese before pregnancy.
Data and Methods: Data came from SC …