TABLE 1.
State-specific prevalence of inadequate, appropriate, and excessive gestational weight gain* — 46 States, New York City, and District of Columbia, 2012 and 2013†
| Gestational Weight Gain | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Inadequate No. (%) |
Appropriate No. (%) |
Excessive No (%) |
| Alaska | 1,770 (19.6) | 2,369 (26.2) | 4,896 (54.2) |
| Arkansas§ | 4,974 (17.2) | 10,974 (38.0) | 12,918 (44.8) |
| California | 89,026 (21.4) | 142,928 (34.3) | 184,910 (44.4) |
| Colorado | 12,804 (22.7) | 19,291 (34.3) | 24,230 (43.0) |
| Delaware | 1,800 (19.2) | 2,722 (29.0) | 4,850 (51.8) |
| District of Columbia | 1,316 (17.8) | 2,600 (35.1) | 3,491 (47.1) |
| Florida | 36,208 (20.4) | 55,701 (31.3) | 86,042 (48.4) |
| Georgia | 23,571 (25.5) | 27,445 (29.7) | 41,287 (44.7) |
| Hawaii§ | 3,411 (22.0) | 5,809 (37.5) | 6,276 (40.5) |
| Idaho | 3,458 (17.5) | 6,586 (33.2) | 9,768 (49.3) |
| Illinois | 27,448 (20.8) | 42,849 (32.5) | 61,491 (46.7) |
| Indiana | 13,867 (19.1) | 22,224 (30.7) | 36,410 (50.2) |
| Iowa | 5,615 (16.3) | 10,059 (29.1) | 18,871 (54.6) |
| Kansas | 6,597 (19.2) | 11,151 (32.4) | 16,663 (48.4) |
| Kentucky | 9,848 (20.7) | 14,026 (29.4) | 23,767 (49.9) |
| Louisiana | 11,474 (22.0) | 15,569 (29.9) | 25,075 (48.1) |
| Maine§ | 2,518 (22.2) | 3,783 (33.4) | 5,033 (44.4) |
| Maryland | 13,109 (22.1) | 17,072 (28.8) | 29,073 (49.1) |
| Massachusetts | 9,956 (17.4) | 19,128 (33.3) | 28,305 (49.3) |
| Michigan | 18,318 (19.2) | 29,265 (30.6) | 48,092 (50.3) |
| Minnesota | 12,624 (20.9) | 20,160 (33.4) | 27,551 (45.7) |
| Mississippi | 6,958 (21.5) | 9,519 (29.4) | 15,952 (49.2) |
| Missouri | 10,899 (17.3) | 17,614 (28.0) | 34,378 (54.7) |
| Montana | 2,010 (19.0) | 3,343 (31.7) | 5,211 (49.3) |
| Nebraska | 4,140 (18.2) | 6,689 (29.5) | 11,885 (52.3) |
| Nevada | 5,595 (18.6) | 9,095 (30.3) | 15,378 (51.1) |
| New Hampshire | 1,712 (16.8) | 3,140 (30.8) | 5,350 (52.4) |
| New Jersey§ | 17,992 (22.8) | 30,859 (39.0) | 30,187 (38.2) |
| New Mexico | 4,104 (18.6) | 7,131 (32.3) | 10,849 (49.1) |
| New York | 20,482 (20.5) | 33,010 (33.0) | 46,527 (46.5) |
| New York City | 22,329 (21.8) | 37,060 (36.2) | 42,945 (42.0) |
| North Carolina | 20,226 (19.9) | 30,831 (30.4) | 50,455 (49.7) |
| North Dakota | 1,884 (20.3) | 2,833 (30.6) | 4,549 (49.1) |
| Ohio | 20,832 (18.6) | 31,868 (28.5) | 59,092 (52.9) |
| Oklahoma | 9,631 (21.4) | 12,860 (28.5) | 22,564 (50.1) |
| Oregon | 6,875 (17.7) | 12,343 (31.7) | 19,702 (50.6) |
| Pennsylvania | 19,820 (18.9) | 31,359 (29.9) | 53,844 (51.3) |
| Rhode Island§ | 970 (12.6) | 2,792 (36.3) | 3,940 (51.2) |
| South Carolina | 10,345 (21.5) | 14,469 (30.1) | 23,246 (48.4) |
| South Dakota | 1,924 (18.0) | 3,142 (29.4) | 5,631 (52.6) |
| Tennessee | 12,269 (18.6) | 19,180 (29.0) | 34,587 (52.4) |
| Texas | 69,056 (20.4) | 111,958 (33.1) | 157,578 (46.5) |
| Utah | 8,087 (18.1) | 15,811 (35.3) | 20,838 (46.6) |
| Vermont | 1,013 (19.2) | 1,679 (31.9) | 2,580 (48.9) |
| Virginia | 11,578 (17.7) | 22,398 (34.2) | 31,569 (48.2) |
| Washington | 15,351 (21.3) | 23,391 (32.4) | 33,503 (46.4) |
| Wisconsin | 14,354 (24.9) | 16,612 (28.8) | 26,793 (46.4) |
| Wyoming | 1,109 (16.8) | 2,004 (30.3) | 3,495 (52.9) |
| PRAMS jurisdictions§ | 29,865 (21.0) | 54,217 (38.1) | 58,352 (41.0) |
| BC jurisdictions | 601,392 (20.4) | 940,484 (31.8) | 1,413,273 (47.8) |
| Overall | 631,257 (20.4) | 994,701 (32.1) | 1,471,625 (47.5) |
Abbreviations: BC = birth certificate; PRAMS = Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System.
Gestational weight gain below (inadequate), within (appropriate), and above (excessive) Institute of Medicine recommendations, which are based on prepregnancy body mass index (BMI): 28–40 pounds for underweight women (BMI <18.5), 25–35 pounds for normal -weight women (BMI = 18.5–24.9), 15–25 pounds for overweight women (BMI = 25.0–29.9), and 11–20 pounds for obese women (BMI ≥30.0).
Based on analysis of data from 2012 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System for 5 states and 2013 birth certificate for 41 states, New York City, and District of Columbia.
Data are from Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System and are presented as weighted frequencies and percent.