Materials and Methods
This descriptive study was conducted at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Siriraj Hospital with the approval of the Institution’s Ethics Committee. One hundred and eighty five women sixth weeks postpartum as this is the end point of maternal related care. During the pregnancy, there are many factors which influence gestational weight gain such as hormonal changes, nutritional status of the mothers, who consecutively attended postpartum clinic between May 2008 and July 2008 were included. The inclusion criteria were Thai pregnancy with normal pre-pregnancy BMI (18.5-24.9 kg./m2) with singleton term delivery (37-42 weeks gestation) and normal birth weight infant (2,500-4,000 g.). The studying cases were done at sixth week postpartum. Informed consents were obtained. Maternal pre-existing diseases, medical or obstetric complications during pregnancy, fetal anomalies, dead fetus and the subjects who could not remember their pre-pregnancy weight, were excluded. The record form was completed by the officers at the postpartum clinic. The questionnaires included age, height, pre-pregnancy weight, gestational weight gain, body weight at postpartum visit, parity, monthly family income, breastfeeding behavior, postpartum daily diet and physical activity were recorded and then further statistically analyzed. Pre-pregnancy weights and gestational weight gain were obtained by recalling of the mothers. Monthly family income used the cut-off of 15,000 baht. Whether absolute breastfeeding or not, more than 50% of favored daily diet (vegetarian, protein, carbohydrate and fat) and at least 1 time a weeks of physical activity (i.e. housework) were the factors of interest in this study.
Materials and Methods This descriptive study was conducted at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Siriraj Hospital with the approval of the Institution’s Ethics Committee. One hundred and eighty five women sixth weeks postpartum as this is the end point of maternal related care. During the pregnancy, there are many factors which influence gestational weight gain such as hormonal changes, nutritional status of the mothers, who consecutively attended postpartum clinic between May 2008 and July 2008 were included. The inclusion criteria were Thai pregnancy with normal pre-pregnancy BMI (18.5-24.9 kg./m2) with singleton term delivery (37-42 weeks gestation) and normal birth weight infant (2,500-4,000 g.). The studying cases were done at sixth week postpartum. Informed consents were obtained. Maternal pre-existing diseases, medical or obstetric complications during pregnancy, fetal anomalies, dead fetus and the subjects who could not remember their pre-pregnancy weight, were excluded. The record form was completed by the officers at the postpartum clinic. The questionnaires included age, height, pre-pregnancy weight, gestational weight gain, body weight at postpartum visit, parity, monthly family income, breastfeeding behavior, postpartum daily diet and physical activity were recorded and then further statistically analyzed. Pre-pregnancy weights and gestational weight gain were obtained by recalling of the mothers. Monthly family income used the cut-off of 15,000 baht. Whether absolute breastfeeding or not, more than 50% of favored daily diet (vegetarian, protein, carbohydrate and fat) and at least 1 time a weeks of physical activity (i.e. housework) were the factors of interest in this study.
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