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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
Volume 205, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.04.004
Keywords
gestational weight gain; Institute of Medicine recommendations; newborn body composition; pregnancy
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- NCRR NIH HHS [RR24156, UL1 RR024156] Funding Source: Medline
- NICHD NIH HHS [R01 HD042187-05, R01 HD042187] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDDK NIH HHS [T32-DK07559, T32 DK007559, T32 DK007559-09, P30 DK026687-29, P30 DK026687-30, P01 DK042618, R01-DK42618, P30-DK-26687, P30 DK026687] Funding Source: Medline
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OBJECTIVE: Gestational weight gain (GWG) is positively associated with birthweight and maternal prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) is directly related to infant fat mass (FM). This study examined whether differences exist in infant body composition based on 2009 GWG recommendations. STUDY DESIGN: Body composition was measured in 306 infants, and GWG was categorized as appropriate or excessive. Analysis of covariance was used to investigate the effects of GWG and prepregnancy BMI and their interaction on infant body composition. RESULTS: Within the appropriate group, infants from obese mothers had greater percent fat (%fat) and FM than offspring from normal and overweight mothers. Within the excessive group, infants from normal mothers had less %fat and FM than infants from overweight and obese mothers. A difference was found for %fat and FM within the overweight group between GWG categories. CONCLUSION: Excessive GWG is associated with greater infant body fat and the effect is greatest in overweight women.
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