Meeting

Meeting 2: Determinants of Gestational Weight Gain and Pregnancy Outcome

When:

Monday, March 10, 2008 - Tuesday, March 11, 2008 (9:00 AM)

Where:

Beckman Center • 100 Academy Drive, Irvine, CA 92617 Map

Topic(s):

Aging, Children and Families, Diseases, Food and Nutrition, Global Health, Health Care Workforce, Health Services, Coverage, and Access, Public Health, Quality and Patient Safety, Select Populations and Health Disparities, Women's Health

Activity:

Reexamination of IOM Pregnancy Weight Guidelines

Board(s):

Food and Nutrition Board

An open session was held to discuss the Determinants of Gestational Weight Gain and Pregnancy Outcome. The sessions focused on the biological determinants of gestational weight gain, the developmental programming determinants of chronic disease, and the total weight gain and pattern of weight gain in pregnancy.