2019, Volume 12, Issue 2, pp 178 – 183

Correlation between Pregnancy Related Weight Gain, Postpartum Weight loss and Obesity: a Prospective Study

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Corresponding Author: Brindusa Ilinca Mitoiu, MD, PhD, National Institute of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, 11 a Ion Mihalache Road, District 1, Bucharest, Romania; Phone +40723552797, E-mail: brindusailinca@yahoo.com

Abstract

Weight gain during pregnancy can be a real risk factor for long-term obesity which has implications in all areas of medicine. This study is designed to assess pregnancy-related weight gain and postpartum weight loss, to identify a possible correlation between weight gain during pregnancy and the risk of obesity in the late postpartum period. The batch comprised 306 women, hospitalized in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Section of the “Nicolae Malaxa” Clinical Hospital between June – November 2017. During this study, we assessed the weight status using the Weight, Body Mass Index, Height, and Abdominal Circumference. These parameters were clinically assessed in three periods pre-pregnancy, early postpartum period, late postpartum period. We also collected data on the evolution of the pregnancy using the anamnesis and the personal pregnancy monitoring sheet. Pregnancy and postpartum period represent a key moment in women’s lives in which the risk of obesity is real. Understanding women experiences with weight changes during pregnancy and postpartum period can improve the management of losing weight following pregnancy, avoid long-term weight gain and so reduce the risk for obesity. Also, the correct management of obesity should include the assessment of somatic disorders that may cause major dysfunction, requiring complex rehabilitation programs.

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PMC ID: 6685304
PubMed ID: 31406521
DOI: 10.25122/jml-2019-0015

Article Publishing Date (print): Apr-Jun 2019
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ISSN Printing: 1844-122X
ISSN Online: 1844-3117
Journal Title: Journal of Medicine and Life

Copyright License: Open Access

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