Obstetrics and gynecology
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Obstetrics and gynecology · Apr 1993
Prenatal weight gain, term birth weight, and fetal growth retardation among high-risk multiparous black and white women.
To examine the association of prenatal weight gain below, within, and above the Institute of Medicine guidelines with birth weight and fetal growth restriction (FGR) among low-income, high-risk black and white women. ⋯ These observations support the Institute of Medicine suggestion that black women strive for prenatal weight gain at the upper end of the recommended range for pregravid BMI.