Review of dietary recommendations for twin pregnancy: does nutrition science keep up with the growing incidence of multiple gestations?

RE Wierzejska - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Recommendations for nutrition and the use of dietary supplements for pregnant women are
updated on regular basis but it remains to be seen to what extent they may be applicable in …

Maternal weight gain and pregnancy outcomes in twin gestations

H Lipworth, N Melamed, H Berger, M Geary… - American journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Data on the optimal gestational weight gain in twin pregnancies are limited. As
a result, the Institute of Medicine currently provides only provisional recommendations on …

Gestational weight gain and adverse birth outcomes in twin pregnancies

LM Bodnar, KP Himes, B Abrams, TL Lash… - Obstetrics & …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between gestational weight gain in twin
pregnancies and small-for-gestational-age (SGA) and large-for-gestational-age (LGA) birth …

Association between gestational weight gain and perinatal outcomes among twin gestations based on the 2009 Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines: a systematic …

D Lin, Z Huang, D Fan, G Chen, S Ye… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Gestational weight gain (GWG) has been understudied among twin
pregnancies. This systematic review aimed to review the data on the associations between …

Gestational diabetes in twin versus singleton pregnancies with normal weight or overweight pre-pregnancy body mass index: the mediating role of mid-pregnancy …

MC Dimitris, JS Kaufman, LM Bodnar, RW Platt… - …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: Gestational diabetes might be more common in twin versus singleton
pregnancies, yet the reasons for this are unclear. We evaluated the extent to which this …

Pregnancy weight gain in twin gestations and maternal and child health outcomes at 5 years

LM Bodnar, AR Cartus, SM Parisi, B Abrams… - International Journal of …, 2021 - nature.com
Objective Current guidelines for maternal weight gain in twin pregnancy were established in
the absence of evidence on its longer-term consequences for maternal and child health. We …

Investigation of optimal gestational weight gain for twin pregnancy in Southwest China: a retrospective study

L Gao, C Lei, S Zhou, Q Liao, L Mei, Q Zhong, X Lan… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
There is a lack of data on gestational weight gain (GWG) in twin pregnancies. We divided all
the participants into two subgroups: the optimal outcome subgroup and the adverse …

Investigating the Shape and Strength of the Relationship Between Maternal Weight Gain and Gestational Age at Delivery in Twin and Singleton Pregnancies

MC Dimitris, JA Hutcheon, RW Platt… - American Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Both inadequate and excessive maternal weight gain are correlated with preterm delivery in
singleton pregnancies, yet this relationship has not been adequately studied in twins. We …

The association between gestational weight gain z-score and stillbirth: a case-control study

CM Pickens, CJ Hogue, PP Howards… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2019 - Springer
Background There is limited information on potentially modifiable risk factors for stillbirth,
such as gestational weight gain (GWG). Our purpose was to explore the association …

Evaluation of gestational weight gain in women with twin pregnancies and its relationship to neonatal birth weight. A pilot study

R Wierzejska - Roczniki Państwowego Zakładu Higieny, 2024 - agro.icm.edu.pl
Background. To date, there have been no studies in Poland on weight gain in women with
twin pregnancies in relation to recommendations. Objectives. The aim of this study was to …