Open AccessGestational weight gain in 4 low- and middle-income countries and associations with birth outcomes: a secondary analysis of the Women First Trial
Author(s) -
Melissa Bauserman,
Carla Bann,
K. Michael Hambidge,
Ana L. Garcés,
Lester Figueroa,
Jamie Westcott,
Jackie Patterson,
Elizabeth M. McClure,
Vanessa Thorsten,
Sumera Aziz,
Sarah Saleem,
Robert L. Goldenberg,
Richard J. Derman,
Veena Herekar,
Manjunath S. Somannavar,
Marion KosoThomas,
Adrien Lokangaka,
Antoinette Tshefu,
Nancy F. Krebs,
Carl Bose
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/nqab086
Subject(s) - weight gain , medicine , gestation , obstetrics , pregnancy , birth weight , fetus , gestational age , body weight , biology , genetics
Adequate gestational weight gain (GWG) is essential for healthy fetal growth. However, in low- and middle-income countries, where malnutrition is prevalent, little information is available about GWG and how it might be modified by nutritional status and interventions.
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