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Table 5 Gestational weight gain during pregnancy by regions (%)

From: Gestational weight gain across continents and ethnicity: systematic review and meta-analysis of maternal and infant outcomes in more than one million women

Region

Below guidelines

Within guidelines

Above guidelines

Including all studies

 USA

21

28

51

 Europe

18

31

51

 Asia (overall)

31

32

37

 Asia (regional BMI)

16

33

51

 Asia (WHO BMI)

60

31

9

  1. Including all studies
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BMC Medicine

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