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Date Published: 28/07/2017
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Vol. 13 No. 5 (2017)
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
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DO TND, VO TD, TRAN QC, VU QH, PHAN THT. PRE-PREGNANCY NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND GESTATIONAL WEIGHT GAIN OF PREGNANT WOMEN AT THE THIRD TRIMESTER. Tạp chí Dinh dưỡng và Thực phẩm. 2017;13(5):30-36. Accessed December 11, 2024. https://tapchidinhduongthucpham.org.vn/index.php/jfns/article/view/523

PRE-PREGNANCY NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND GESTATIONAL WEIGHT GAIN OF PREGNANT WOMEN AT THE THIRD TRIMESTER

Thi Ngoc Diep DO1,, Thi Dem VO2, Quoc Cuong TRAN1, Quynh Hoa VU1, Thi Hien Thu PHAN1
1 Nutrition Center of Ho Chi Minh City
2 Tu Du Hospital

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This study aims to identify the pre-pregnancy BMI and the gestation weight gain among pregnant women at their third trimester in Ho Chi Minh City Viet Nam. Methodology: A cross-sectional study among 94 pregnant women hospitalized at Tu Du hospital. Pregnant women were measured body weight, height, interviewed demographic characteristics, knowledge on gestational weight gain and the relationship with child nutrition status, prepregnant weight and sources of knowledge regarding nutrition and gestational weight gain. Nutritional status of pregnant women was determined using cut-off value of BMI for Asian Pacific population. The amount of weight gain was assessed using the recommendation of gestational weight gain based on pre-pregnancy BMI from IOM. results: The prevalence of underweight (BMI<18.5), normal weight (BMI 18.5 – 22.9) and overweight (BMI ≥ 23) among pregnant women were 9.6%, 73.4% and 17% respectively. The prevalence of pregnant women had weight gain below, within and above recommendation ranges of IOM were 33.7%, 32.6% and 33.7%, respectively. Almost half of participants did not know the relationship between gestational weight gain and the nutrition status of their child. The majority of participants (91%) did not know how much weight they should gain during their pregnancy. Conclusion: Not optimal pre-pregnancy BMI, inappropriate gestational weight gain and lack of knowledge in gestation weight gain were significant public health issues in Ho Chi Minh City Viet Nam.

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Pregnant women, gestation weight gain, nutrition status, Hochiminh City

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