Module
1
Weight - evidence and practice
Duration: approximately 18 minutes
Learning Objectives
By the completion of this module you should be able to:
- Describe the importance of healthy weight in pregnancy, including the short and long term implications
- Calculate and document weight and body mass index appropriately
- Understand the recommendations for healthy pregnancy weight gain
Webinar 1: Weight matters
Video: Professor Leonie Callaway – Weight as a vital sign
Webinar 2: Weight gain recommendations
Additional Resources:
- Pregnancy Care Guidelines 2019
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Australia’s mothers and babies data visualisations, Body Mass Index. Accessed March 3, 2020.
- Institute of Medicine. Re-Examining the Guidelines 2009
- Cogswell et al 1999. Medically advised, mother’s personal target, and actual weight gain during pregnancy. Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Goldstein, et al 2017 Association of Gestational Weight Gain With Maternal and Infant Outcomes A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA