Evaluation of the pattern of maternal over weight during pregnancy in Rafsanjan Health Centers during 2009

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  Backgroud and Aim: One of the important changes during pregnancy is pregnancy associated over weight. So that weight changes in relation to pregnancy may be undesirable outcomes. Since the overweight in pregnant women is associated with complications, in us, determining the pattern of weight gain in pregnant women is a necessity. Therefore this study was designed to evaluate the pattern of pregnancy ossociated over weight in women who reffered to health centers of Rafsanjan .   Material and Methods: This study is a descriptive- analytic. The research environment in all health centers in Rafsanjan and research samples of healthy mothers with normal singleton pregnancies at least between the third to ninth months of pregnancy. Quota sampling based on the number of women in gestational age was different health centers. Data were collected by questionnaire. To determine BMI, weight prior to pregnancy was considered before 12th were of pregnancy. Then weight gain during pregnancy compared with a table of the proposed IOM (institute of medicine).The data were analyzed by SPSS software using relevant statistical tests(T-test, Square-Test )at the significant level of (p

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