Open AccessBody weight in parous women: Is there any alteration between successive pregnancies?
Author(s) -
Beazley J. M.,
Swinhoe J. R.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016347909154912
Subject(s) - medicine , gestation , pregnancy , obstetrics , post partum , weight gain , body weight , significant difference , birth weight , gynecology , genetics , biology
. In 50 women who had five successive pregnancies the difference was studied between the mean maternal weight at the 20th week of gestation and six weeks post partum. The difference changed from a weight loss to a weight gain in the fourth and fifth pregnancies. The maximum weight increment occurred between the end of the first pregnancy and the 20th week of the second, especially in obese multiparae.