Temporal association of maternal weight gain with early-term and preterm birth and low birth weight babies

• Main Authors: Jan Mohamed, Hamid Jan, Lim, Poh Ying, Loy, See Ling, Chang, Kah Haw, Abdullah, Ahmad Fahmi Lim
• Format: Article
• Published: Wolters Kluwer 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95314/; https://journals.lww.com/jcma/Fulltext/2021/07000/Temporal_association_of_maternal_weight_gain_with.11.aspx#:~:text=Conclusion%3A,birth%20weight%20and%20premature%20baby.
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Background: Low birth weight and preterm or early-term babies may have a higher risk of poor health. One of the main factors is the weight gain of a pregnant woman during gestational weeks in the second and third trimesters. Changes in weight over a month in a pregnant woman might also have an impac...