Diseases

Gestational Weight Gain

Increase in body weight of the mother during the course of her PREGNANCY.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Increase in body weight of the mother during the course of her PREGNANCY.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Maternal Weight Gain
  • Pregnancy Weight Gain
  • Weight Gain, Gestational
  • Weight Gain, Maternal
  • Weight Gain, Pregnancy
  • Postpartum Weight Retention
  • Weight Retention, Postpartum

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Aspects Covered

6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethnology, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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History Note

2019

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Previous Indexing

  • Weight Gain (1990-2018)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. C23.888w.144w.243.926w.500w
  2. G07.345.249.314.120w.200.926w.500w
  3. G08.686.330w

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NLM Classification

WQ 200

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Gestational Weight Gain. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000078064. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000078064
  2. Gestational Weight Gain. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestational_weight_gain
  3. Gestational Weight Gain. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65121932