American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 1 , Pages 51.e1-51.e6 , July 2009

High pregnancy weight gain and risk of excessive fetal growth

Presented (partial analysis) at the Implications of Weight Gain for Pregnancy Outcomes meeting for the Institute of Medicine's Committee to Reexamine IOM Pregnancy Weight Gain Guidelines, Washington, DC, June 5, 2008.

  • Patricia M. Dietz, DrPH, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
    • ,
  • William M. Callaghan, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
    • ,
  • Andrea J. Sharma, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

Received 14 November 2008 ,Revised 26 February 2009 ,Accepted 22 April 2009.

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 The findings and conclusions in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

 Reprints not available from the authors.

 Authorship and contribution to the manuscript is limited to the 3 authors indicated. There was no outside funding or technical assistance with the production of this article.

 Cite this article as: Dietz PM, Callaghan WM, Sharma AJ. High pregnancy weight gain and risk of excessive fetal growth. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009;201:51.e1-6.

PII: S0002-9378(09)00441-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.04.051

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 1 , Pages 51.e1-51.e6 , July 2009

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