Table 4.
Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2) | Optimal GWG-F (kg) | IOM recommendations for the first trimester (kg) |
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Underweight (<18·5 kg/m2) | 0·8–1·2 | |
Normal (18·5–23·9 kg/m2) | 0·8–1·2 | 0·5–2 |
Overweight/obese (≥24·0 kg/m2) | 0·35–0·7 |
IOM, Institute of Medicine.