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Weight Gain During Pregnancy in Antananarivo, Madagascar: Determinants and Outcome

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Weight gain during pregnancy has effects on growth and development during intrauterine life. Data for this subject is not available for Madagascar. This study aims to measure the weight gain during pregnancy, to identify its determinants and to assess its effect on the baby's weight at birth. A retrospective cohort study was carried out on pregnant women who gave birth in three maternity wards in the city of Antananarivo. The study included women who followed the first early prenatal consultation and who had their weight noted in the pregnancy notebook, during this prenatal consultation. Weight gain during pregnancy was assessed by using the difference in weight during the early prenatal visit and the weight before delivery. Recommendations from the Institute of Medicine were used to classify weight gain during pregnancy. Of the 380 pregnant women included in the study, 76.3% did not obtain the needed weight gain during pregnancy, 20% obtained normal weight gain and 3.7% obtained excess weight gain. In a multivariate analysis, the good nutritional status of women (body mass index <18.5 kg / m²) at the beginning of pregnancy (ORa (95% CI): 3.11 (1.06 - 9.10)) and their level of secondary education (ORa (95% CI): 5.96 (2.07 - 17.18)) and university education (ORa (95% CI): 6.45 (2.63 - 23.43)), were retained as predictors of sufficient weight gain during pregnancy. In a linear regression, the baby's weight increased significantly with the increase in weight gain during pregnancy, coefficient ß (ES) = 91 (7), p<0.001. Most women did not obtain the weight gain recommended during pregnancy and had a risk of giving birth to a low-weight baby. It is necessary to identify the other determinants of this weight gain.

DOI 10.11648/j.jfns.20200801.11
Published in Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences (Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2020)
Page(s) 1-5
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Birth Weight, Determinant, Madagascar, Weight Gain, Pregnancy

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  • National Institute of Public and Community Health, Antananarivo, Madagascar

  • National Institute of Public and Community Health, Antananarivo, Madagascar; Faculty of Medicine, University of Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar

  • Faculty of Medicine, University of Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar

  • Faculty of Medicine, University of Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar

  • University Hospital Center of Gynecology-Obstetrics of Befelatanana, Antananarivo, Madagascaar

  • National Institute of Public and Community Health, Antananarivo, Madagascar

  • National Institute of Public and Community Health, Antananarivo, Madagascar; Faculty of Medicine, University of Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar

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