PMID: 16523035Mar 9, 2006Paper

Adolescent gestational weight gain: does it contribute to obesity?

MCN. the American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing
Susan Groth

Abstract

Does gestational weight gain have an impact on the future weight pattern of adolescent mothers? Pregnant adolescents gain weight with childbearing, and weight retention following pregnancy potentially contributes to long-term overweight and obesity, but the literature to date has focused on the effect of gestational weight on the neonate and not on the mother. In 1990, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released recommendations for weight gain during pregnancy. According to these recommendations, young adolescents (< or =16 years old) should gain weight at the upper end of the recommendations, while older adolescents (>16-19 years old) should gain weight similarly to adult women. The purpose of this article is to provide a current understanding of adolescent gestational weight gain and its impact on both maternal and neonatal outcomes. If adolescent weight gain during pregnancy leads to overweight and obesity without a clear benefit for the neonate, there may be resultant health implications for maternal health. This literature review demonstrates that there are no clear answers to the question of the influence of gestational weight gain on future maternal health. It is certain, however, that helping adolescents achieve good prepr...Continue Reading

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Jan 9, 2008·Research in Nursing & Health·Susan W Groth
Feb 22, 2012·American Journal of Human Biology : the Official Journal of the Human Biology Council·Graciela Caire-JuveraAna María Calderón de la Barca
Jul 15, 2015·The Journal of Pediatrics·Anna Zamora-Kapoor, Leslie R Walker
Oct 27, 2010·American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology·Bonnie E Gould RothbergJeannette R Ickovics
May 6, 2009·Journal of the American Dietetic Association·Anna Maria Siega-RizJanet C King
Nov 3, 2009·Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health·Susan W Groth, Margaret H Kearney

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