Are the Institute of medicine recommendations for gestational weight gain appropriate for adolescents?

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-27

  Groth, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent pregnancy; BMI; Gestational weight gain; IOM recommendations; Low birthweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COUNSELING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE (U.S.); NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 34047196041     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2006.00117.x     Document Type: Article

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