Why Pregnancy Weight Gain Guidelines Need to Differ for Multiple Versus Single Pregnancies.
Curr Nutr Rep
; 9(2): 101-106, 2020 06.
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PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW: The purpose of this review was to compare physiological and metabolic changes in singleton and twin gestations and to review pregnancy outcomes with respect to current weight gain guidelines. RECENT FINDINGS: Reviews in singleton gestations show that weight gain below the recommended guidelines has been associated with small for gestational age infants (less than the 10th percentile) which place these infants at increased risk for neonatal morbidities. Observational studies have shown that adequate and excessive gestational weight gain in twin gestations has been associated with longer gestations and less preterm birth along with increased birth weight at delivery. Weight gain in pregnancy has been identified as a factor that affects both maternal and infant health outcomes in singleton and twin gestations. There is a larger body of research examining these effects in singleton gestations than twin gestations; however, in both groups, the data remain mostly observational and retrospective. Thus far, the research supports the Institute of Medicine recommended weight gain guidelines in singleton and twin gestations for women with normal BMI, but future research should be directed toward underweight and overweight women and the long-term outcomes in all mothers and their offspring.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Embarazo
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Guías como Asunto
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Ganancia de Peso Gestacional
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Curr Nutr Rep
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos