Explain Weight Gain during Pregnancy and Foetal Outcome?
Weight gain and birth weight are indisputably related to each other. Several studies have shown a higher occurrence of LBW with inadequate maternal weight gain. It is suggested that a low weight gain after 20 weeks of gestation may result in pre term birth and low weight gain throughout pregnancy in LBW. A weight gain of 7-1 1 kg appear to be a measure of adequate foetal growth although preferably it should be closer to 10 kg rather than 7 kg.