4377.1 Weight Gain During Pregnancy: Reexamining the Guidelines

Tuesday, November 10, 2009: 4:30 PM
Oral
This session will introduce the new IOM/NRC report Weight Gain During Pregnancy: Reexamining the Guidelines, discuss its findings and recommendations as well as the challenges for implementation of its recommendations.
Session Objectives: Objectives: 1. To describe the findings of the report of the new IOM/NRC on weight gain during pregnancy 2. To describe the recommendations of the report of the new IOM/NRC on weight gain during pregnancy 3. To discuss the implications of the new IOM/NRC guidelines for research and implementation
Organizer:
Ann M. Dozier, RN, PhD
Moderator:
Maja Altarac, MD, MPH, PHD
Panelists:
Barbara Abrams, DrPh, RD , Michael C. Lu, MD, MPH and Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, PhD

Introductory Remarks
4:35 PM
Weight Gain During Pregnancy: Reexamining the Guidelines
Kathleen M. Rasmussen
  
5:05 PM
2009 IOM Pregnancy Weight Gain Recommendations Considering Special Groups
Barbara Abrams, DrPh, RD
  
5:35 PM
Weight Gain During Pregnancy: New Guidelines for Obese Women
Michael C. Lu, MD, MPH
  
Panel Discussion
  

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Organized by: Maternal and Child Health

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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