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Correction for Kleinman et al., Int. J. Epidemiol. 36 (6) 1275-1282.

IJE Advance Access originally published online on October 10, 2007
International Journal of Epidemiology 2007 36(6):1283-1284; doi:10.1093/ije/dym210
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Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Epidemiological Association © The Author 2007; all rights reserved.

Commentary: But why should women be weighed routinely during pregnancy?

Diane Farrar1,2,* and Lelia Duley1,2

1 Leeds Institute of Genetics, Health and Therapeutics, University of Leeds, Clarendon Way, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
2 Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, Duckworth Lane, Bradford, BD9 6RJ, UK.

* Corresponding author. Obstetric Epidemiology, Bradford Institute of Health research, Temple Bank House, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Duckworth Lane, Bradford, BD9 6RJ, UK. E-mail: diane.farrar@bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk

Accepted 24 September 2007

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10.1093/ije/dym156

Kleinman and colleagues1 argue that the pattern of weight gain during pregnancy, as assessed by utilizing both the amount and timing of maternal weight in their area under the weight gain curve (AUC) method, is a more reliable predictor of weight retention after delivery than weight gain alone. Certainly, it seems plausible that weight gained early in pregnancy may be more difficult to shed, as this is likely to reflect maternal fat stores; rather than weight gained later in pregnancy which is more likely to be due to the growing fetus. Although this association may . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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