Prof . Sabitha nayak
Vice Principal, Nitte Usha Institute of Nursing Sciences, NITTE University , India.
Title: Relationship between pregnancy weight gain,gestational age and newborn weight among postnatal mothers
Biography
Biography: Prof . Sabitha nayak
Abstract
Pre-pregnancy weight gain and gestational weight gain (GWG) are important factors in
both maternal and infant outcomes. Several other factors like genetic characteristics,
socio-cultural, demographic, pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) contribute to birth
weight of the newborn. The Institute Of Medicine (IOM) 2009, has recommended that
total weight gain of the mothers should be based on pre-pregnancy body mass index, i.e. BMI <18.5 kg/m2, weight gain between 12-18.5 kg, BMI 18.5-24.5 kg/m2 , weight gain between 11.5-16 kg, BMI 25-29 kg/m2 , weight gain between 7-11.5 kg and BMI >30 kg/m2 , weight gain between 5-9kg.34With the increase of gestational weight gain, the
risk of small for gestational age decreased and the risk for macrosomia and large for
gestational age increased. Newborn weight is positively affected by both maternal pre BMI and gestational weight gain.35 In view of these, the presence study is carried out
with the following objectives, to determine the weight gain by the mother who delivered
a singleton baby to find out the relation between gestational age, pregnancy weight gain
and newborn weight.