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The impact of excessive gestational weight gain timing on neonatal outcomes in women with class III obesity.

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Rosett, H; Siegel, AM; Tucker, A; Gatta, L; Mitchell, C; Brown, HL; Reiff, E; Dotters-Katz, S
Published in: J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med
August 2022

OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the influence of early gestational weight gain (GWG) on neonatal outcomes among women with class III obesity. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort of women with class III obesity who gained more than the Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines (>20lbs). Women gaining ≥75% of total gestational weight prior to 28 weeks (EWG) were compared to women gaining <75% of their total weight prior to 28 weeks (SWG). The primary outcome was a neonatal composite morbidity and mortality. Secondary outcomes included individual components of composite and LGA. RESULTS: Of 144 women identified, 42 (29.2%) had EWG and 102 (70.8%) had SWG. Though 11% of the total population had composite neonatal morbidity, this did not differ between groups (p = .4). LGA was nearly twice as common in the SWG group (41% vs 26%, p = .13). EWG was associated with decreased risk of LGA (AOR 0.25 95% CI 0.08, 0.78) and lower median birth weight (AOR -312 g 95% CI -534.7, -90.2). CONCLUSION: Though adverse neonatal outcomes were common in this population, timing of gestational weight gain was not correlated. Increased rates of LGA and higher median birth weight in the SWG group suggests excessive GWG continuing in the third trimester of pregnancy may be of import for neonatal size.

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Published In

J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med

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EISSN

1476-4954

Publication Date

August 2022

Volume

35

Issue

16

Start / End Page

3059 / 3063

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Gain
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Pregnancy Outcome
  • Pregnancy Complications
  • Pregnancy
  • Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
  • Obesity
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Humans
  • Gestational Weight Gain
 

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Rosett, H., Siegel, A. M., Tucker, A., Gatta, L., Mitchell, C., Brown, H. L., … Dotters-Katz, S. (2022). The impact of excessive gestational weight gain timing on neonatal outcomes in women with class III obesity. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med, 35(16), 3059–3063. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767058.2020.1803259
Rosett, Heather, Anne M. Siegel, Ann Tucker, Luke Gatta, Courtney Mitchell, Haywood L. Brown, Emily Reiff, and Sarah Dotters-Katz. “The impact of excessive gestational weight gain timing on neonatal outcomes in women with class III obesity.J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 35, no. 16 (August 2022): 3059–63. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767058.2020.1803259.
Rosett H, Siegel AM, Tucker A, Gatta L, Mitchell C, Brown HL, et al. The impact of excessive gestational weight gain timing on neonatal outcomes in women with class III obesity. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2022 Aug;35(16):3059–63.
Rosett, Heather, et al. “The impact of excessive gestational weight gain timing on neonatal outcomes in women with class III obesity.J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med, vol. 35, no. 16, Aug. 2022, pp. 3059–63. Pubmed, doi:10.1080/14767058.2020.1803259.
Rosett H, Siegel AM, Tucker A, Gatta L, Mitchell C, Brown HL, Reiff E, Dotters-Katz S. The impact of excessive gestational weight gain timing on neonatal outcomes in women with class III obesity. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2022 Aug;35(16):3059–3063.

Published In

J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med

DOI

EISSN

1476-4954

Publication Date

August 2022

Volume

35

Issue

16

Start / End Page

3059 / 3063

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Gain
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Pregnancy Outcome
  • Pregnancy Complications
  • Pregnancy
  • Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
  • Obesity
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Humans
  • Gestational Weight Gain