FIG. 1.

Categorization scheme for healthcare provider advice relative to 2009 IOM recommendations. The gray bar represents a woman's IOM gestational weight gain recommendation. The white bar represents the advised weight gain range from a healthcare provider and corresponding category created for the healthcare provider advice variable. Women were categorized if their advised weight gain range started below the recommendation; advised weight gain range started and ended within the recommendation (referred to as IOM consistent); advised weight gain range ended above the recommendation; advised weight gain range was not remembered or not indicated; or no weight gain advice was received. Women with an advised weight gain range starting below and ending above recommendations were excluded due to small sample sizes. IOM, Institute of Medicine.