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Table 2 Expectations of gestational weight gain by baseline BMI

From: Provider advice, pregnant persons’ expectations, and actual gestational weight gain among United States military health care beneficiaries: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Baseline BMI Category

Expected GWG

Below

Within

Above

Normal

43 (35%)

67 (54.5%)

13 (10.5%)

Overweight

17 (11.4%)

63 (42.3%)

69 (46.3%)

Obesity

0 (0.0%)

35 (34.7%)

66 (65.4%)

  1. Note. Below, within, and above the National Academy of Medicine’s gestational weight gain guidelines for each BMI category. BMI, body mass index. GWG, gestational weight gain. Data are n (%)
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

ISSN: 1471-2393

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