TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluation of pregnant women weight gain in Birjand Health Centers in 2007 TT - بررسی افزایش وزن در مادران باردار در مراکز بهداشتی، درمانی شهر بیرجند JF - Yektaweb JO - Yektaweb VL - 16 IS - 3 UR - http://journal.bums.ac.ir/article-1-483-en.html Y1 - 2009 SP - 21 EP - 27 KW - Weight gain KW - Pregnancy KW - BMI KW - Birjand N2 - Background and Aim: One of the important changes during pregnancy is weight gaining of pregnant women that is one of reliable indicators of nutrition controlling. Pregnancy weight gain is measured by the rate of Body Mass Index (BMI) before pregnancy and standard criteria of American Institute of Medicine (IOM). This study was designed to evaluate the pattern of weight gain in pregnant women referred to health centers of Birjand. Materials and Methods: This descriptive- analytic study was performed in 2007 on 347 healthy pregnant women who referred to health centers of Birjand in 2007. BMI before pregnancy was recorded for all mothers, and repeated at regular visits, at least between 3rd to 9th months of pregnancy. Mothers who suffered from pregnancy induced hypertension, gestational diabetes, abnormal swelling and signs of preeclampsia or those with multigestational pregnancy were excluded from the study. Body weight during different months of pregnancy, were retrieved from information on pregnant women care in the health centers. The data were analyzed by SPSS using relevant statistical tests at the significant level of P<0.05. Results: The mean weight gain in the third quarter was 5.34±2.79 Kg, and during the whole of pregnancy was 10.46±4 Kg. Weight gain in mothers with BMI less than 19.8 was 10.86±3.88 Kg, mothers with 19.8 M3 ER -