Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume 18, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18126519
Keywords
gestational weight gain (GWG); rate of weight gain in the second and third trimester; pregnancy; Institute of Medicine (IOM); small for gestational age (SGA); large for gestational age (LGA); preterm birth; cesarean delivery; neonatal death
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- Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)
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The study examined the association between gestational weight gain rate and adverse perinatal outcomes in rural Bangladeshi women. Results suggest that following the IOM 2009 recommendations on weight gain rate during the second and third trimester may be suitable, with women aiming for rates near the lower bound of the range to reduce the risk of adverse outcomes.
Although validated in other parts of the world, the suitability of the U.S. Institute of Medicine (IOM) 2009 recommendations on gestational weight gain (GWG) for Bangladeshi women remains to be examined. We evaluated the association between the weekly rate of weight gain during the second and third trimester of pregnancy, categorized according to IOM recommendations, and adverse perinatal outcomes among 1569 pregnant women with singleton live births in rural Matlab, Bangladesh. Gaining weight at rates below the IOM recommendations was associated with higher odds of preterm birth (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 2.0, 95% CI: 1.1-3.6), low birth weight (AOR = 1.4, 95% CI: 1.03-2.0), small-for-gestational-age newborns (AOR = 1.3, 95% CI: 1.04-1.7), and poor neonatal outcome (severe neonatal morbidity or death, AOR = 2.4, 95% CI: 1.03-5.6). A GWG rate above the recommendations was associated with higher odds of cesarean delivery (AOR = 1.7, 95% CI: 1.1-2.6), preterm birth (AOR = 2.2, 95% CI: 1.1-4.4), large-for-gestational-age newborns (AOR = 5.9, 95% CI: 1.5-23.1), and poor neonatal outcome (AOR = 2.7, 95% CI: 1.04-7.0). Our results suggest that the IOM 2009 recommendations on GWG rate during the second and third trimester may be suitable for guiding rural Bangladeshi women in the prenatal period, although the women should aim for rates near the lower bound of the range.
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