. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Feb 1.

Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Aug 15;202(2):135.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.06.008

Table 1.

The 1990 IOM recommendations for total weight gain ranges for pregnant women

	Recommended total gestational weight gain

BMI category	kg	lb
< 19.8	12.5–18	28–40
19.8–26	11.5–16	25–35
26.0–29.0	7–11.5	15–25
> 29.0	≥ 6.8	≥ 15

Adapted from the 1990 Institute of Medicine report ²⁷