TABLE 3.

Midwives recommendations of GWG, using pre-pregnancy BMI groupings recommended by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) (n = 65).

Variable	Below	Within	Above	No response
Underweight women (pre-pregnancy BMI < 18.5)	11 (16.9)	35 (53.8)	2 (3.1)	17 (26.2)
Recommended GWG in kg [Mean (SD)]	14.8 (2.3)
Normal weight women (pre-pregnancy BMI 18.5–24.9)	9 (13.8)	39 (60.0)	0	17 (26.2)
Recommended GWG in kg [Mean (SD)]	12.7 (1.7)
Overweight women (pre-pregnancy BMI 25.0–29.9)	5 (7.7)	41 (63.1)	1 (1.5)	18 (27.7)
Recommended GWG in kg [Mean (SD)]	8.8 (1.7)
Obese women (pre-pregnancy BMI ≥ 30)	6 (9.2)	37 (56.9)	4 (6.2)	18 (27.7)
Recommended GWG in kg [Mean (SD)]	6.1 (2.5)

Results are given in numbers (%), unless otherwise is specified.