Racial/ethnic variations in gestational weight gain: a population-based study in Ontario.

CONCLUSION: Variations in unhealthy GWG by pre-pregnancy weight classes among Ontario White, Asian and Black women were observed. Individualized counseling regarding appropriate GWG is universally recommended. Additional consideration of racial/ethnic variations by maternal weight classes may help to promote healthy GWG in Canada.
PMID: 31452112 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Canadian Journal of Public Health - August 25, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Guo Y, Miao Q, Huang T, Fell DB, Harvey ALJ, Wen SW, Walker M, Gaudet L Tags: Can J Public Health Source Type: research