Gestational Weight Gain and Health Outcomes 18 Years Later in Urban Black Women
Holland ML, Groth SW, Kitzman HJ. Gestational Weight Gain and Health Outcomes 18 Years Later in Urban Black Women. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2015, 19: 2261-2271. PMID: 25994417, PMCID: PMC5538784, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-015-1745-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-pregnancy body mass indexGestational weight gainBody mass indexUrban black womenSelf-reported pre-pregnancy weightHigh gestational weight gainIncreased Body Mass IndexHigher body mass indexWeight gainHealth conditionsBlack womenPre-pregnancy weightNormal-weight womenSelf-reported healthMother's hypertensionWeight womenBlood pressureMass indexSecondary data analysisMethodsThis studyHypertensionHealth problemsPoor healthLimited evidenceFirst birth