A weight gain chart for pregnant women designed in Chile

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dc.contributor.authorMardones, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorRosso, Pedro
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-10T12:04:25Z
dc.date.available2024-01-10T12:04:25Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractThe weight gain chart for pregnant women, developed by Rosso and Mardones (RM chart, 1997), is analysed and compared with other charts in terms of its usefulness for targeting nutritional interventions aimed at preventing low or high birth weights. The RM chart defines categories of maternal nutritional status in early gestation based on weight/height, expressed either as percentage of standard weight (PSW) or body mass index (BMI), and desirable gestational weight gains for each of these categories. Weight gain recommendations of the RM chart are proportional to maternal height. For underweight women the weight recommendation was derived from actual data, while for overweight and obese women it is based on data extrapolations. Since 1987 the Chilean National Health Service has used the RM chart as a standard in prenatal care in all its clinics, covering approximately 70% of the country's population, mostly middle and low income women. During the 1987-2001 period the proportion of underweight pregnant women and infants with birth weight <3000 g decreased significantly and proportionally. Nevertheless, the proportion of obese pregnant women and infants with birth weight >= 4000 g increased during this period. Multifactorial social changes including a decade of substantial economic growth in the country with improved family income, precludes the possibility of determining the efficacy of the RM chart in this group. However, the widespread use of the RM chart indicates that it is a helpful and easy-to-use instrument in the field. Further, by its clear graphical presentation of maternal nutritional status it helps draw the attention of health personnel to women who need special nutritional advice and support.
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2024-05-14
dc.format.extent14 páginas
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1740-8709.2005.00013.x
dc.identifier.eissn1740-8709
dc.identifier.issn1740-8695
dc.identifier.pubmedidMEDLINE:16881883
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1740-8709.2005.00013.x
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/75794
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000242533800003
dc.information.autorucMedicina;Mardones F;S/I;98805
dc.information.autorucMedicina;Rosso P;S/I;98560
dc.issue.numero2
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesocontenido parcial
dc.pagina.final90
dc.pagina.inicio77
dc.publisherWILEY
dc.revistaMATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectweight gain
dc.subjectchart
dc.subjectpregnancy
dc.subjectINTRAUTERINE GROWTH-RETARDATION
dc.subjectRANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIALS
dc.subjectINSTITUTE-OF-MEDICINE
dc.subjectBIRTH-WEIGHT
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectFOR-HEIGHT
dc.subjectRECOMMENDATIONS
dc.subjectDELIVERY
dc.subjectTERM
dc.subject.ods05 Gender Equality
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa05 Igualdad de género
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleA weight gain chart for pregnant women designed in Chile
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen1
sipa.codpersvinculados98805
sipa.codpersvinculados98560
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadCarga SIPA;09-01-2024
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