Prepregnancy Obesity Versus Excessive Gestational Weight Gain: A Comparative Evaluation of Adverse Outcomes
Samuel Schultz, David Krantz, Matthew J. Blitz, Ashley N. Battarbee, Moti Gulersen · 2026
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Weight before pregnancy and weight gained during pregnancy both affect birth outcomes, but which matters more is less clear. Samuel Schultz and co-authors compared the two in 2026 in a study of nearly one hundred thirty thousand pregnancies in one university health system. They excluded patients with diabetes before pregnancy and those missing body mass data.
Patients who started at a normal weight but gained too much still faced lower risks than patients who began pregnancy with obesity. That covered diabetes, high blood pressure, cesarean birth, and many newborn problems. The advantage shrank for patients who started overweight or gained a great deal. The authors suggest pre-pregnancy weight matters most for perinatal health.
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| CREATOR | Samuel Schultz, David Krantz, Matthew J. Blitz, Ashley N. Battarbee, Moti Gulersen |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |