Influence of Pregnancy Weight on Maternal and Child Health Workshop Report (2007) / Chapter Skim
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Rather, most of the attention has been devoted to concerns about low birth weight deliveries in addition to other maternal and infant outcomes. Maternal Nutrition and the Course of Pregnancy, a 1970 report of the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council (NRC)
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More women entering pregnancy are either overweight or obese, and more women are entering their pregnancies with chronic conditions that lead to increased morbidity during their postpregnancy years. High rates of overweight and obesity are especially common in minority populations that may be already at risk for poor maternal and child health outcomes.
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4. What opportunities exist for Title V maternal and child health programs to build on this knowledge to help childbearing women achieve and maintain recommended weight (prior to, during, and after pregnancy)
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The workshop mainly considered health outcomes of public health significance for the United States and is not necessarily pertinent to other settings. One additional topic deserves attention in presenting this overview of pregnancy weight gain studies.
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National Research Council 1970 Maternal Nutrition and the Course of Pregnancy. Washington, DC: National Acad emy Press.
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