Controls weight gain in pregnancy. Both obesity or being below the minimum weight required represent risks for the mother and her baby.

The weight gain in pregnancy varies between 11 and 16 kilos. But this depends a lot on the size of each mom, being smaller in women of short stature. Therefore, it is recommended to gain weight proportionally with your size and use some indicator of the weight / height ratio (body mass index).

Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) and low birth weight (PBEG): children are smaller and weigh less than normal. Low birth weight has a negative impact on growth and development in the early stages of life with increased risk of malnutrition and infant mortality. Poverty, adolescent pregnancy in precarious social conditions, physical abuse, low educational level, digestive symptoms (nausea, severe vomiting), restrictive diets and eating disorders are the main factors associated with insufficient gain of the increase Weight in pregnancy.

Problems with weight gain in pregnancy / obesity

• Gestational diabetes
• Preeclampsia and hypertension
• Delivery with spatulas or forceps, and cesarean section
• Congenital malformations
• Perinatal mortality