Maternal body mass index and gestational weight gain and their association with perinatal outcomes in Viet Nam

Ota, Erika; Haruna, Megumi; Suzuki, Motoi; Anh, Dang Duc; Tho, Le Huu; Tam, Nguyen Thi Thanh; Thiem, Vu Dinh; Anh, c Nguyen Thi Hien; Isozaki, Mitsuhiro; Shibuya, Kenji; Ariyoshi, Koya; Murashima, Sachiyo; Moriuchi, Hiroyuki; Yanai, Hideki

doi:10.2471/blt.10.077982

Maternal body mass index and gestational weight gain and their association with perinatal outcomes in Viet Nam

OBJECTIVE To examine the association between gestational weight gain and maternal body mass index (BMI) among Vietnamese women and the risk of delivering an infant too small or too large for gestational age. METHODS A prospective health-facility-based study of 2989 pregnant Vietnamese women was c…