This retrospective cohort study finds that excessive weight gain increases preeclampsia risk in pregnant individuals, suggesting a need for weight management.
Excessive gestational weight gain appears to increase the risk of developing preeclampsia. Pre-pregnancy overweight and obesity increase the risk of excessive gestational weight gain as well as blood pressure and the incidence of preeclampsia. In pregnancy, weight appears to have a positive linear relationship with blood pressure.
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