Weight gain during pregnancy

Putting on more weight during pregnancy does not necessarily mean that the baby will be bigger, according to the preliminary findings of an ongoing study, which is the first of its kind in Singapore and the region.

Instead, there are ethnic differences: While Malay mothers-to-be seemed to put on the most weight, Chinese mothers had the biggest babies, said Associate Professor Chong Yap Seng of National University Hospital and the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore, who leads the study.

But the reasons are not yet clear, he said, as research is still in a very early stage. The Growing Up In Singapore Towards Healthy Outcomes (Gusto) study seeks to understand how pregnancy and early childhood environments can affect children's risk of developing obesity and diseases like Type 2 diabetes.

For example, other studies have found that poor nutrition during pregnancy often leads to babies being born small, but those same children are more likely to get fat and suffer from metabolic illnesses later in life.


The Gusto study tracks about 1,200 mothers. But only about 500 babies have been born to them to date, with the last batch of infants due to be delivered next April.

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Source: http://www.aboutthehealth.com/2010/10/weight-gain-during-pregnancy.html

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