If you begin at a healthy weight, your aim is to gain 1 to 4 pounds (0.5 to 1.8 kilograms) in the initial months of pregnancy. There's no need for extra calories, just a nutritious diet.

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Weight gain during pregnancy depends on the mother’s Body Mass Index (BMI) at conception: Normal BMI (18.5-23 kg/m²): Recommended weight gain is 10-12 kg.

Women in the normal weight category with a BMI between 18.5 and 24.9: recommended range of total weight gain from 25 to 35 pounds (11.5 to 16 kg).

The recommendations for weight gain in pregnancy are called the Institute of Medicine's gestational weight gain guidelines, which take into account a woman’s height and weight before pregnancy.

Gaining weight during pregnancy is both natural and essential. Women may think that "being pregnant gives them the license to eat anything," said Katherine Tallmadge, a registered dietitian and an ...

But new guidelines, published yesterday, say the science is pretty clear: A woman should gain 25 to 35 pounds (11 to 16 kilograms) during pregnancy if she is a healthy weight prior to conception.

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.

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If a woman is underweight before pregnancy, she may be advised to gain more weight (12-18 kgs), while women who are overweight or obese may need to gain less (8-11 kgs, or 5-8 kgs for obese women ...