Gestational Weight Gain and Pregnancy Outcomes: No Link No impact in outcomes for overweight or obese pregnant women

http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/SMFM/62771?xid=nl_mpt_Weekly_Education_2017-02-01&eun=g5883165d1r there were no significant differences between the two treatment groups in adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as diagnoses of gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, gestational hypertension, or birth weight over 4,000 grams. "This may call into question previously described associations between excess gestational weight gain and pregnancy outcomes," Peaceman said in his report at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine annual pregnancy meeting. "However, this is only an initial data evaluation, and it should not lead to a conclusion that efforts to control gestational weight gain should now be abandoned."