DOES EXCESS FIRST TRIMESTER WEIGHT GAIN PREDICT EXCESS TOTAL GESTATIONAL WEIGHT GAIN?

Objectives Previous European data found that excess first trimester (T1) gestational weight gain (GWG) predicted total excess GWG. Our objective was to determine whether excess T1 GWG predicts total excess GWG, stratified by prepregnancy BMI for normal weight, overweight and obese Canadian women. Methods English-speaking women with a singleton pregnancy between 8+0 and 21+6 weeks were recruited from 12 obstetrical, family medicine and midwifery...