Gestational Weight Gain and Its Association With Preeclampsia and Blood Pressure Trends: A Retrospective Cohort Study

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Authors

James Elhindi · The University of Sydney

Abstract

Excessive gestational weight gain appears to increase the risk of developing preeclampsia. Pre-pregnancy overweight and obesity increase the risk of excessive gestational weight gain as well as blood pressure and the incidence of preeclampsia. In pregnancy, weight appears to have a positive linear relationship with blood pressure.

Topics & Keywords

Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Gestational Diabetes Research and Management Birth, Development, and Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volume 66, Issue 2, pp. e70101-e70101

DOI: 10.1111/ajo.70101

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