One component that may be missing from weight monitoring during pregnancy is the psychological and emotional impact of these changes.
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The right advice on nutrition is not always reaching pregnant women.
Women’s health in the months and years before they become pregnant can impact on their health during pregnancy and the baby’s development, our new research shows.
Women who were a healthy weight before pregnancy should aim to gain between 11.5 and 16 kilograms during pregnancy.
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Programme Lead Nutrition and Health, Edge Hill University
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Professor of Nutritional Epidemiology, University of Southampton
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Lecturer, College of Social & Applied Human Sciences, University of Guelph
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Professor of Life Course Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland
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Margaret Pyke Professor of Reproductive and Sexual Health, UCL