Clinical Trial: Gestational Weight Loss and Restrictive Weight Gain in Maternal Obesity: A Target Trial Emulation

U.S., Oct. 29 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07902232) titled 'Gestational Weight Loss and Restrictive Weight Gain in Maternal Obesity: A Target Trial Emulation' on Oct. 18.

Brief Summary: This study asks whether the current weight-gain guideline for pregnant people with obesity should be lowered, and whether the answer depends on how severe the obesity is. The guideline from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommends that all pregnant people with obesity gain 5.0 to 9.0 kg, regardless of obesity class. However, growing evidence suggests that people with Class II or III obesity may benefit from gaining less than this range-or even losing a small amount of weight-without harming the baby. A rand...