Elevated body mass index during pregnancy and gestational weight gain in HIV‐infected and HIV‐uninfected women in Cape Town, South Africa: association with adverse birth outcomes

To examine the association between maternal body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) and adverse birth outcomes in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women.In an urban South African community, 2921 consecutive HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected pregnant women attending primary healthcare services were assessed at their first antenatal visit. A subset of HIV-infected women enrolled in a longitudinal study was assessed three times during...