A Study of the Prepregnancy Body Mass Index and Two-month-postpartum Weight Loss in the Uncomplicated Term Pregnancy / 대한산부인과학회잡지

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To determine the mean two-month-postpartum weight loss, standard deviations and the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles in the uncomplicated term pregnancy and to examine association between prepregnancy body mass index and two-month-postpartum weight loss. METHODS: We analyzed the two-month-postpartum weight loss data from 175 women who had healthy singleton term pregnancy in Han-il Hospital (Jan 2002-Dec 2002). Data were categorized in three groups according to body mass index. RESULTS: Mean two-month-postpartum weight loss was 9.46 +/- 3.42 kg. There was no statistically significant difference between prepregancy BMI groups and two-month-postpartum weight loss. The more weight gained during pregnancy, the more that was lost at two-month-postpartum. Parous women retained more of their pregnancy weight. Compared with women who delivered vaginally, women who delivered cesarean experienced greater weight loss at two-month-postpartum. CONCLUSION: More careful postpartum care according to the two-month-postpartum weight loss table is needed to prevent long-term obesity.