From: Gestational weight gain across continents and ethnicity: systematic review and meta-analysis of maternal and infant outcomes in more than one million women
Recommendations
Underweight
Normal weight
Overweight
Obese
Prepregnancy BMI (kg/m2)
< 18.5
18.5–24.9
25.0–29.9
≥30
Total weight gain range (kg)
12.5–18
11.5–16
7–11.5
5–9
Total weight gain range (lbs)
28–40
25–35
15–24
11–20