The relationship between body mass index before pregnancy and the amount of weight that should be gained during pregnancy: A cross-sectional study

Ozdilek, RESMİYE; ABA, YILDA; Aksoy, SENA; Sik, Bulat; Akpak, Yasam

doi:10.12669/pjms.35.5.133

The relationship between body mass index before pregnancy and the amount of weight that should be gained during pregnancy: A cross-sectional study

Ozdilek R. , ABA Y. A. , Aksoy S. D. , Sik B. A. , Akpak Y. K.

PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.35, no.5, pp.1204-1209, 2019 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 35 Issue: 5
Publication Date: 2019
Doi Number: 10.12669/pjms.35.5.133
Title of Journal : PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Page Numbers: pp.1204-1209
Keywords: Pregnancy, Body mass index, Weight gain, Obesity, Nutrition, WOMEN, INTERVENTION, NUTRITION, HEALTHY

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the adaptation of pregnant women to the recommended weight gain range according to body mass index (BMI) and to determine the factors affecting them.