Influence of gestational weight gain on postpartum weight retention
Many women associate the onset of overweight and obesity to one or more of their pregnancies. Objective. To test the influence of gestational weight gain (GWG) on postpartum weight retention (PPWR) at 1 year postpartum.Subjects and methods. 219 women with different pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) were performed anthropometry during pregnancy and 1 year postpartum.Results. At 1 year postpartum, PPWR was diagnosed in (28.3±3.0) % of women. Number of patients with overweight and obesity (BMI≥25.0 kg/m2) significantly increased from (21.9±2.8) % before pregnancy to (31.1±3.1) % postpartum (χ2=4.2, p<0.05). Excessive GWG women had a high risk of PPWR 4.8 (OR 10.9; 95% Cl 5.2-23.3, р<0.001) and high risk of PPWR of 5 kg and more 5.6 (OR 9.2; 95% Cl 1.1-77.0, р<0.05) compared with adequate weight gain patients.Conclusions. PPWR and the proportion of women with PPWR of 5 kg and more are significantly higher in the excessive GWG women than in the recommended GWG patient’s independent between different pre-pregnancy BMI.