Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology
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Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol · Jul 2021
Rating the seriousness of maternal and child health outcomes linked with pregnancy weight gain.
Current pregnancy weight gain guidelines were developed based on implicit assumptions of a small group of experts about the relative seriousness of adverse health outcomes. Therefore, they will not necessarily reflect the values of women. ⋯ Professionals and women rate some adverse outcomes as being more serious than others. These ratings can be used to establish the range of pregnancy weight gain associated with the lowest risk of a broad range of maternal and child health outcomes.