Association between maternal weight gain during pregnancy and child’s body mass index at preschool age
Background Recent studies reported that prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and weight gain during pregnancy affect birth weight and contribute to childhood obesity. However, no such data are available in Korea. Purpose This study gathered data on weight gain during pregnancy and its impact on birth...
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| description | Background Recent studies reported that prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and weight gain during pregnancy affect birth weight and contribute to childhood obesity. However, no such data are available in Korea. Purpose This study gathered data on weight gain during pregnancy and its impact on birth weight and childhood obesity in Korea. Methods We reviewed 1,753 singleton full-term babies born at CHA Bundang Medical Center in 2014–2016. We first review each maternal and baby factor based on prepregnancy BMI (underweight, normal, overweight/obese) and then divided them into low, normal, and excess gestational weight gain (GWG) groups based on the American Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines. We reviewed the characteristics of each group and analyzed the association between maternal GWG based on IOM guidelines and child BMI after 6 years. Results The maternal prepregnancy BMI group showed a significant difference in birth weight and child BMI at 6 years. As the prepregnancy BMI increased, the birth weight and BMI at 6 years also increased (P<0.001). Mean birth weight and child BMI at 6 years differed significantly among the GWG groups. Furthermore, excess postpartum weight gain increased the risk of childhood overweight and obesity (odds ratio, 2.21; 95% confidence interval, 1.40–3.49). Conclusion Excess weight gain during pregnancy should be avoided due to its short- and long-term association with childhood obesity. Owing to the high prevalence of excess GWG and childhood obesity, excess weight gain during pregnancy can have significant public health implications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-330f96b554414e87b51fffa907124a732023-02-06T00:16:32ZengThe Korean Pediatric SocietyClinical and Experimental Pediatrics2713-41482023-02-01662768110.3345/cep.2022.0115820125555573Association between maternal weight gain during pregnancy and child’s body mass index at preschool ageJeewon Shin0Yoowon Kwon1Ju Hee Kim2Su Jin Jeong3 Department of Pediatrics, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea Department of Pediatrics, Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital, Sejong, Korea Department of Pediatrics, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea Department of Pediatrics, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam, KoreaBackground Recent studies reported that prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and weight gain during pregnancy affect birth weight and contribute to childhood obesity. However, no such data are available in Korea. Purpose This study gathered data on weight gain during pregnancy and its impact on birth weight and childhood obesity in Korea. Methods We reviewed 1,753 singleton full-term babies born at CHA Bundang Medical Center in 2014–2016. We first review each maternal and baby factor based on prepregnancy BMI (underweight, normal, overweight/obese) and then divided them into low, normal, and excess gestational weight gain (GWG) groups based on the American Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines. We reviewed the characteristics of each group and analyzed the association between maternal GWG based on IOM guidelines and child BMI after 6 years. Results The maternal prepregnancy BMI group showed a significant difference in birth weight and child BMI at 6 years. As the prepregnancy BMI increased, the birth weight and BMI at 6 years also increased (P<0.001). Mean birth weight and child BMI at 6 years differed significantly among the GWG groups. Furthermore, excess postpartum weight gain increased the risk of childhood overweight and obesity (odds ratio, 2.21; 95% confidence interval, 1.40–3.49). Conclusion Excess weight gain during pregnancy should be avoided due to its short- and long-term association with childhood obesity. Owing to the high prevalence of excess GWG and childhood obesity, excess weight gain during pregnancy can have significant public health implications.http://www.e-cep.org/upload/pdf/cep-2022-01158.pdfbmiexcess weight gain during pregnancychildbody mass index |
| spellingShingle | Jeewon Shin Yoowon Kwon Ju Hee Kim Su Jin Jeong Association between maternal weight gain during pregnancy and child’s body mass index at preschool age Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics bmi excess weight gain during pregnancy child body mass index |
| title | Association between maternal weight gain during pregnancy and child’s body mass index at preschool age |
| title_full | Association between maternal weight gain during pregnancy and child’s body mass index at preschool age |
| title_fullStr | Association between maternal weight gain during pregnancy and child’s body mass index at preschool age |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between maternal weight gain during pregnancy and child’s body mass index at preschool age |
| title_short | Association between maternal weight gain during pregnancy and child’s body mass index at preschool age |
| title_sort | association between maternal weight gain during pregnancy and child s body mass index at preschool age |
| topic | bmi excess weight gain during pregnancy child body mass index |
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