STUDIES ON COMPOSITION AND COMPONENTS OF GESTATIONAL GAIN: PHYSIOLOGY AND METABOLISM

TABLE C-1A. Maternal Weight Gain in Singleton Pregnancies (by trimester and total weight gain)

TABLE C-1B. Maternal Weight Gain in Singleton Pregnancies (by percent of BMI and gain category)

TABLE C-2. Maternal Weight Gain in Twin and Triplet Pregnancies (by trimester and total weight gain)

TABLE C-3A. Summary of Adjusted and Unadjusted* Rates of Maternal Weight Gain by Trimesters, by Pregravid BMI Status for Mothers of Twins at Gestational Ages 37–42 Wk, and with Average Twin Birth weight > 2,500 g

TABLE C-3B. Summary of Adjusted and Unadjusted* Cumulative Gain by Trimesters, by Pregravid BMI Status for Mothers of Twins at Gestational Ages 37–42 Wk, and with Average Twin Birth weight > 2,500 g

TABLE C-3C. Interquartile Ranges of Rates of Maternal Weight Gain by Trimesters, by Pregravid BMI Status for Mothers of Twins at Gestational Ages 37–42 Weeks, and with Average Twin Birth weight > 2,500 g

TABLE C-3D. Interquartile Ranges of Cumulative Gain by Trimesters, by Pregravid BMI Status for Mothers of Twins at Gestational Ages 37–42 Weeks, and with Average Twin Birth weight > 2,500 g

TABLE C-4. Maternal Weight Gain and Body Composition

TABLE C-5. Mean Weights and Percentiles for Placentas (singletons, twins, and triplets)

TABLE C-6. DNA, Glycogen, and Lipid Content in Placentas from Normal and Diabetic Human Pregnancies

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