if you were not obese or underweight, then the healthy weight gain during your pregnancy is between 25 lb - 35 lb (11 kg - 16 kg). Use this pregnancy weight calculator to find your week by week ...

In contrast, most previous studies have not examined fetal 3D measures during pregnancy and have only linked total weight gain across pregnancy, not just in the first trimester, with birthweight.

Fetuses from the excessive weight gain group continued to have greater arm thickness and abdominal measurements through the end of pregnancy, even when weight gain was not considered excessive ...

Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) is associated with greater fetal size, mainly manifested by fat accumulation across the abdomen.

The research takes a different approach than earlier studies which studied overall pregnancy weight gain because it describes when weight increases should happen. During the initial trimester an ...