Trends in Maternal Weight Disparities: Statewide Differences in Rural and Urban Minnesota Residents From 2012 to 2019

Despite research showing substantial weight disparities along the rural –urban continuum, little work has attempted to identify differences in prepregnancy weight status or gestational weight gain (GWG) outcomes between rural and urban birthing people. As such, the goals of this research were to 1) document the prevalence of prepregnancy overweight and obesity and exc essive GWG in rural and urban birthing people and 2) examine changes in rural and urban prepregnancy overweight or obesity and excessive GWG over time.

Source: Womens Health Issues - August 4, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Rebecca L. Emery Tavernier, Marcia B. McCoy, Catherine A. McCarty, Susan M. Mason Tags: Original Article Source Type: research