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Weight Gain During Pregnancy: Reexaming the Guidelines
Author,year:
Abrams et al., 1989
Total Study N:
2,163
Preterm deliveries (n = 118)
11 kg (0.33 kg/wk)
Term deliveries (n = 2,045)
14.5 kg (0.39 kg/wk)
GroupDescription:
Women at high risk for nutritional problems during pregnancy
