Gestational weight gain among average-weight and overweight women - what is excessive?
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The 1990 pregnancy weight gain recommendations of the Institute of Medicine hold valid, and a recommendation for maximal weight gain among very overweight women should be added. Data were analyzed on 53,541 mother-infant pairs on the relationships among prepregnancy weight, pregnancy weight gain, and low or high infant birth weight. Optimal weight gain ranges were ranges that minimized the incidence of both low and high birth weight since both associate with increased complications. The population consisted of low-income women giving birth in 1990 and 1991 in eight states. The population provided enough data on very overweight women to calculate a maximal pregnancy weight-gain in this group, which the data used by the Institute of Medicine did not. Data analysis concluded that very overweight women should not gain more than 25 pounds. It was confirmed that average weight women should ideally gain 25 to 35 pounds, and overweight women should gain 15 to 25 pounds.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 1995
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Continuation of decline in prevalence of anemia in low-income children: the Vermont experience
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The rate of anemia among children in low-income families, which had been declining as a result of the work of public pediatric nutrition programs, has continued to decline. As shown in 14 years of records from 1991 to 1994 in Vermont, the rate of anemia has been reduced by half, from 7.9% to 3.6%. This improvement in iron nutrition has been supported and monitored by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Progam for Women, Infants, and Children in Vermont. They were chosen for this study because they have used the same screening method since the 1970's, while many other agencies changed theirs in the late 1980's, making comparisons difficult.
Publication Name: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1072-4710
Year: 1997
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Development of a research child growth reference and its comparison with the current international growth reference
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The reference standard used by the the World Health Organization and the National Center for Health Statistics needs to be updated for accuracy and relevance. In reviewing data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System, it was found that height and weight distributions have changed, especially at age 24 months, where the old standards are disjoined. The new reference data also is an improvement regarding growth for infants.
Publication Name: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1072-4710
Year: 1998
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