TOPLINE:

Body mass index (BMI), socioeconomic position, and mental health were key determinants of unhealthy gestational weight gain (GWG) among UK women.

METHODOLOGY:

Researchers performed a secondary analysis of the Born in Bradford cohort to evaluate determinants of unhealthy GWG among UK women.

They included 7769 singleton pregnancies and live, term births (≥ 37 to ≤ 42 weeks' gestation).

Maternal weight was measured at the first antenatal appointment (median, 11 weeks), study recruitment (~26-28 weeks' gestation; height also recorded), and third trimester (median, 36 weeks); baseline BMI was assessed, and mental health was assessed using the General Health Questionnaire-28.

GWG was categorised as less than the recommended weight gain (RWG), RWG, and more than the RWG on the basi

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