Obese Women Should Limit Pregnancy Weight Gain to 20 Pounds

Obese women should gain only 11 to 20 pounds during pregnancy, according to updated guidelines from the Institute of Medicine.

The recommendation builds on the agency's earlier guidelines that recommend a weight gain of 15 to 25 pounds for overweight women, 25 to 35 pounds for normal women, and 28 to 40 pounds for underweight women.  Click here for full article.