Correlates of Absolute and Excessive Weight Gain During Pregnancy

Althuizen, Ellen; Poppel, Mireille N. M. van; Seidell, Jacob C.; Mechelen, Willem van

doi:10.1089/jwh.2008.1275

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“…But an expectant mother who herself had a high birth weight [83] and the body mass index of the expectant father were also found to be associated with excessive weight gain during pregnancy [72]. In addition, continued nicotine consumption [72,74], quitting smoking, and lack of physical activities [69,80,83] can also lead to excessive weight gain [83]. In contrast, regular physical activity during pregnancy can have a preventive effect on weight gain in pregnancy.…”

Section: Effects Of Malnutrition and Of Excessive Weight Gain Includimentioning

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Consequences and Possible Predictors of Health-damaging Behaviors and Mental Health Problems in Pregnancy – A Review

Ulrich

Petermann

2016

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!In recent decades, the understanding of the short and longer term effects of health-damaging behaviors and mental health problems in pregnant women and the underlying mechanisms of these behaviors and illnesses has significantly increased. In contrast, little is known about the factors affecting individual pregnant women which contribute to health-damaging behaviors and mental illness. The aim of this paper was therefore to summarize the current state of research into the consequences of nicotine and alcohol consumption, malnutrition, excessive weight gain or obesity, and impaired mental health (depression and anxiety) during pregnancy. In addition, the characteristics of pregnant women which increase their risk of developing such behaviors or mental disorders are described. A better knowledge of these risks should make it easier for clinicians to identify cases at risk early on and put measures of support in place. A review of the literature has shown that certain characteristics of pregnant women (e.g. her relationship with her partner, a previous history of mental illness prior to pregnancy) are associated with various healthdamaging behaviors as well as with impaired mental health. Affected women often show an accumulated psychosocial stress which was already present prior to the pregnancy and which may persist even after the birth of the child. Zusammenfassung Consequences and Possible Predictors of Health-damaging Behaviors and Mental Health Problems in Pregnancy -A ReviewAuswirkungen und mögliche Prädiktoren gesundheitsschädigender Verhaltensweisen und psychischer Beeinträchtigungen in der Schwangerschaft -ein Überblick

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Section: Effects Of Malnutrition and Of Excessive Weight Gain Includimentioning

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Consequences and Possible Predictors of Health-damaging Behaviors and Mental Health Problems in Pregnancy – A Review

Ulrich

Petermann

2016

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“…For example, Williams et al (9) reported that both long and short sleep duration in early pregnancy were associated with elevated blood pressure in later pregnancy. Likewise, Althuizen et al (10) identified short sleep as a correlate of excessive weight gain in pregnancy. However, they only assessed sleep in later pregnancy (30 weeks’).…”

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Sleep disturbance and cardiometabolic risk factors in early pregnancy: a preliminary study

Haney¹,

Buysse²,

Rosario³

et al. 2014

Sleep Medicine

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Background: Cardiometabolic (CM) risk factors are linked to increased morbidity. Disturbed sleep is associated with CM risk factors in late pregnancy, but little is known about sleep in early pregnancy and CM risk factors. Methods: Diary and actigraphy-assessed sleep information, as well as CM outcomes (blood pressure (BP) and BMI), were collected thrice from pregnant women (N = 161) in early pregnancy: T1 (10-12 weeks), T2 (14-16 weeks), and T3 (18-20 weeks). The sleep variables evaluated included sleep onset latency (SOL), wake after sleep onset (WASO) and total sleep time (TST). Sleep variables were dichotomized using established clinical cutoffs. Results: BMI and BP significantly changed across time. Women with persistent SOL ≥ 20 minutes had greater BMI than women without persistent SOL ≥ 20 minutes prior to covariate adjustment at T1 and T2, but at T3 BMI values converged. .Similar results were observed for persistent WASO ≥ 30 minutes. Persistently long WASO, as measured by actigraphy, was associated with elevated SBP, after controlling for covariates. Conclusions: Consistent with anecdotal evidence, it appears as if a subset of women report substantial difficulty initiating and maintaining sleep during early pregnancy and this may augment risk for higher blood pressure and BMI. Understanding these relationships is important since CM risk factors are linked to maternal and infant morbidity. Assessing sleep in early pregnancy may bestow time necessary for appropriate intervention.

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“…LTPA during pregnancy may aid women in achieving GWG within IOM recommended ranges, since LTPA contributes to energy balance. Data available from observational studies suggest that women reporting participation in LTPA may be more likely to experience an attenuation of GWG within recommended ranges 7, 11, 14 . Additionally, a recent meta-analysis investigated the effectiveness of LTPA interventions during pregnancy in modifying GWG and found that women participating in a LTPA intervention experienced less GWG 15 .…”

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Body Mass Index is Associated With Appropriateness of Weight Gain but not Leisure-Time Physical Activity During Pregnancy

Schlaff

Holzman

Mudd³

et al. 2014

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

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BACKGROUND Little is known about how leisure time physical activity (LTPA) influences gestational weight gain (GWG) among body mass index (BMI) categories. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between pregnancy LTPA and the proportion of normal, overweight, and obese women who meet GWG recommendations. METHODS Participants included 449 subcohort women from the Pregnancy Outcomes and Community Health (POUCH) Study. LTPA was collapsed into three categories [(None, <7.5 kcal/kg/wk (low), ≥7.5 kcal/kg/wk (recommended)]. GWG was categorized according to IOM recommendations (low, recommended or excess). Chi-square and logistic regression analyses were used to evaluate relationships among LTPA, BMI, and GWG. RESULTS Overweight women were more likely to have high GWG vs. normal weight women (OR=2.3, 95% C.I. 1.3, 4.0). Obese women were more likely to experience low GWG (OR=7.3, 95% C.I. 3.6, 15.1; vs. normal and overweight women) or excess GWG (OR=3.5, 95% C.I. 1.9, 6.5; vs. normal weight women). LTPA did not vary by pre-pregnancy BMI category (p=0.55) and was not related to GWG in any pre-pregnancy BMI category (p=0.78). CONCLUSIONS Regardless of pre-pregnancy BMI, LTPA did not affect a woman’s GWG according to IOM recommendations. Results may be due to LTPA not differing among BMI categories.

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Correlates of Absolute and Excessive Weight Gain During Pregnancy

Cited by 60 publications

References 38 publications

Consequences and Possible Predictors of Health-damaging Behaviors and Mental Health Problems in Pregnancy – A Review

Consequences and Possible Predictors of Health-damaging Behaviors and Mental Health Problems in Pregnancy – A Review

Sleep disturbance and cardiometabolic risk factors in early pregnancy: a preliminary study

Body Mass Index is Associated With Appropriateness of Weight Gain but not Leisure-Time Physical Activity During Pregnancy

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