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Article: Low maternal weight gain in the second or third trimester increases the risk for intrauterine growth retardation
- Article from:
- The Journal of Nutrition
- Article date:
- May 1, 1999
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CopyrightCopyright American Institute of Nutrition May 1999. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Low Matemal Weight Gain in the Second or Third Trimester Increases the Risk for Intrauterine Growth Retardation1
ABSTRACT Low maternal weight gain during pregnancy has been suggested as a cause of intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR). However, pregnancy weight gain and fetal growth vary greatly throughout pregnancy. We examined the relationship between maternal weight gain in individual trimesters to the risk of IUGR in 10,696 women enrolled in the National Collaborative Perinatal Project (NCPP) and the Child Health and Development Study (CHDS). Low weight gain was defined as <-0.1 kg/wk for the first trimester and <0.3 kg/wk for the second and third trimester. IUGR was defined as ...