Gestational Weight Gain of Pregnant African American Adolescents Affects Body Mass Index 18 Years Later
Groth SW, Holland ML, Kitzman H, Meng Y. Gestational Weight Gain of Pregnant African American Adolescents Affects Body Mass Index 18 Years Later. Journal Of Obstetric Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing 2013, 42: 541-550. PMID: 24003870, PMCID: PMC3810949, DOI: 10.1111/1552-6909.12230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational weight gainBody mass indexPrepregnancy body mass indexYears postdeliveryWeight gainBMI increaseExcessive pregnancy weight gainLong-term weight retentionHigher body mass indexPregnant African-American adolescentsSignificant BMI increasePregnancy weight gainLong-term negative health consequencesFirst childLong-term weightNegative health consequencesLow-income black womenMinority adolescent populationsMass indexFirst pregnancyIOM recommendationsMedicine recommendationsSecondary data analysisLong-term effectsWeight retentionEighteen Years After Pregnancy Adolescent Gestational Weight Gain Still Affects Body Mass Index
Groth S, Holland M. Eighteen Years After Pregnancy Adolescent Gestational Weight Gain Still Affects Body Mass Index. Journal Of Obstetric Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing 2013, 42: s79-s80. DOI: 10.1111/1552-6909.12168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrepregnant body mass indexGestational weight gainBody mass indexBMI changeMass indexIOM recommendationsTime pointsAdolescent girlsFirst childPredictors of BMIWeight gainFull-term infantsCONCLUSIONS/IMPLICATIONSPerception of healthData collection time pointsCollection time pointsOngoing RCTsCigarette smokingSmoking patternsMedicine recommendationsSecondary data analysisLong-term effectsYears of educationAge groupsBlack adolescent girls