Racial disparities in gestational weight gain and adverse pregnancy outcomes among Black and White pregnant people with obesity
Black individuals with obesity started pregnancy with higher weight and more preexisting conditions but had lower GWG compared to White individuals. Exacerbated disparities in preexisting conditions demonstrate higher health risks for Black individuals during pregnancy.
Authors
- Maryam Kebbe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7999-9299)
- Elizabeth F. Sutton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8807-6434)
- Emily Wheeler Harville (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0319-0922)
- Leanne M. Redman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7267-7374)
- Chelsea L. Kracht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5467-0849)
- Nicole L. Cohen
Institutions
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center (US)
- University of New Brunswick (CA)
- Tulane University (US)
- University of Kansas Medical Center (US)
- Woman's Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Obesity
- Published
- 2024-12-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.24206
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.75
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Nursing Research
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development