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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 7.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Diet Assoc. 2008 Jun;108(6):998–1002. doi: 10.1016/j.jada.2008.03.012

TABLE 1.

Institute of Medicine Gestational Weight Gain Recommendations

IOMa Recommendations
Pre-Pregnancy BMIb Gestational weight gain ranges (kg)
Low (<19.80) 12.50 –18.00
Average (19.80–26.00) 11.50 –16.00
High (>26.00–29.00) 7.00 – 11.50
Obese (>29.00) 7.00 – 11.00
a

Institute of Medicine;

b

Body Mass Index