Journal of women's health
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Journal of women's health · Jan 2021
Women's Report of Health Care Provider Advice and Gestational Weight Gain: A Systematic Review.
Background: Inadequate and excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) is associated with adverse health outcomes for mother and child. Health care providers are well positioned to help women achieve appropriate GWG. This systematic review examined associations between women's report of provider advice on GWG and women's compliance with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) GWG guidelines. Materials and Methods: In March 2019, PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane CENTRAL databases were searched. ⋯ The evidence examining associations of provider advice and women's compliance with guidelines is mixed and limited by methodological concerns. Future studies using more robust methods in diverse populations are needed to confirm the role of provider advice in optimizing GWG. Intervention studies are also necessary to increase the proportion of providers who accurately counsel their patients on appropriate GWG to improve health outcomes.