[HTML][HTML] Associations of excess weight gain during pregnancy with long-term maternal overweight and obesity: evidence from 21 y postpartum follow-up
AA Mamun, M Kinarivala, MJ O'Callaghan… - The American journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Background: The contribution of gestational weight gain (GWG) to the development of
obesity may have important implications for mothers in their later lives. However, whether
GWG is a strong predictor of body mass index (BMI) 2 decades after the index pregnancy is
unknown. Objective: We examined the long-term effect of GWG by using a community-based
birth cohort study. Design: We followed a subsample of 2055 women from an original cohort
of 7223 women who gave birth in Brisbane, Australia, between 1981 and 1983 …
obesity may have important implications for mothers in their later lives. However, whether
GWG is a strong predictor of body mass index (BMI) 2 decades after the index pregnancy is
unknown. Objective: We examined the long-term effect of GWG by using a community-based
birth cohort study. Design: We followed a subsample of 2055 women from an original cohort
of 7223 women who gave birth in Brisbane, Australia, between 1981 and 1983 …