2017
Effect of Gestational Weight Gain and Prepregnancy Body Mass Index in Adolescent Mothers on Weight and Body Mass Index of Adolescent Offspring
Groth SW, Holland ML, Smith JA, Meng Y, Kitzman H. Effect of Gestational Weight Gain and Prepregnancy Body Mass Index in Adolescent Mothers on Weight and Body Mass Index of Adolescent Offspring. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2017, 61: 626-633. PMID: 28711316, PMCID: PMC5654683, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational weight gainPrepregnancy body mass indexBody mass indexHigh gestational weight gainBMI percentileMass indexWeight gainOffspring overweightPrimiparous adolescentsMaternal gestational weight gainMother's body mass indexGreater riskHigh maternal weight gainAdolescent mothersMaternal weight gainMain outcome measuresOffspring of mothersHigher maternal gestational weight gainsPercent of offspringLow-income adolescent mothersMedicine guidelinesOffspring riskOutcome measuresStudy subjectsObesity
2015
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
2013
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 retention