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Table 1 The American Institute of Medicine Gestational Weight Gain Recommendations [18]

From: Associations of body mass index and gestational weight gain with term pregnancy outcomes in urban Cameroon: a retrospective cohort study in a tertiary hospital

Pre-pregnancy weight categories

Ranges of body mass index (kg/m2)

Recommended total weight (kg)

Underweight

<18.5

12.5–18

Normal weight

18.5–24.9

11.5–16

Overweight

25–29.9

7–11.5

Obese

≥30

5–9

  1. This table shows the 2009 recommendations of gestational weight gain in each class of body mass index
  2. kg kilogram, m 2 square meter