Weight gain during pregnancy reexamining the guidelines

"As women of childbearing age have become heavier, the trade-off between maternal and child health created by variation in gestational weight gain has become more difficult to reconcile. Weight Gain During Pregnancy responds to the need for a reexamination of the 1990 Institute of Medicine guid...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee to Reexamine IOM Pregnancy Weight Guidelines (-)
Otros Autores: Rasmussen, Kathleen M., editor (editor), Yaktine, Ann L., editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press 2009.
Edición:1st ed
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009621530606719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Setting the stage for revising pregnancy weight guidelines : conceptual framework
  • Descriptive epidemiology and trends
  • Composition and components of gestational weight gain : physiology and metabolism
  • Determinants of gestational weight gain
  • Consequences of gestational weight gain for the mother
  • Consequences of gestational weight gain for the child
  • Determining optimal weight gain
  • Approaches to achieving recommended gestational weight gain
  • Open session and workshop agendas
  • Committee member biographical sketches.